Brown v. Board of Education Answers

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What were the Browns and other families asking the Supreme Court to do?

Apply the Thirteenth Amendment to their cases

Allow African American children to attend the school of their choice

Rule that new schools must be built for African Americans

Allow the Brown children to ride a bus to the school they were attending

Think about the historical significance of Brown v. Board of Education. Why do you think it is considered a seminal US text?

It determined that segregation had no effect on a student’s ability to learn.

It upheld the “separate but equal” doctrine.

It prohibited discussion of racial inequality in schools.

It overturned the “separate but equal” doctrine.

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