Brown v. Board of Education

Question 1

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

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Allow African American children to attend the school of their choice

Question 2

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

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It overturned the “separate but equal” doctrine.

Question 3

Which is true of both the Plessy and Brown cases?Both were attempts to show that segregation was unconstitutional.Both were filed by people who lived in Louisiana.Both discussed whether Black American children could ride in public train cars.Both were attempts to overturn the Thirteenth Amendment.

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Both were attempts to show that segregation was unconstitutional.

Question 4

Why did the court choose not to “turn the clock back to 1868” when considering the issue of segregation in public schools?

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The court recognized that segregation had resulted in inequality in education over time.

Question 5

Which of these statements is the conclusion the Supreme Court drew based on the evidence in the Brown case?Equal treatment exists in separate facilities when the facilities are equal.Equal treatment cannot exist in separate facilities.The existence of equal facilities is supported by the Fourteenth Amendment.The Fourteenth Amendment supports the continuation of separate facilities.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Equal treatment cannot exist in separate facilities.

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