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The unanimous opinion in Brown v. Board of Education was written by

A
all nine Supreme Court justices.
B
Earl Warren.
C
Thurgood Marshall.
D
Reverend Oliver Brown.
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Which called on states to desegregate “with all deliberate speed”?

A
Brown v. Board of Education
B
Brown II
C
Plessy v. Ferguson
D
the Southern Manifesto
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Why did Thurgood Marshall cite the Fourteenth Amendment to argue that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional?

A
The Fourteenth Amendment guarantees every child an education.
B
The Fourteenth Amendment guarantees equal protection under the law.
C
The Fourteenth Amendment gives voters the right to reject Supreme Court decisions.
D
The Fourteenth Amendment formed the basis for Plessy v. Ferguson .
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At the time of the Brown v. Board of Education decision,

A
schools in nearly every state had been desegregated.
B
segregation was common in the North, but not in the South.
C
several states had laws requiring segregated schools.
D
schools were segregated everywhere in the country.
5

Which became a new focus for the NAACP after 1950?

A
creating equal facilities for segregated schools
B
funding African American public schools
C
strengthening segregation in public education
D
ending segregation in public education
6

Brown v. Board of Education was argued before the Supreme Court by

A
Linda Brown.
B
Thurgood Marshall.
C
Reverend Oliver Brown.
D
Orval Faubus.
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The ruling in Brown v . Board of Education did not immediately end segregation in public schools because

A
Southern states closed all their public schools.
B
Northern states refused to follow it.
C
the Supreme Court could not agree on a new policy.
D
the Supreme Court did not offer a new policy.
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Which best describes how the Supreme Court voted in Brown v. Board of Education ?

A
The court voted to end school segregation.
B
The court voted to maintain school segregation.
C
The court voted to hold a national debate on school segregation.
D
The court voted to leave school segregation up to individual states.
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In his arguments in Brown v. Board of Education , the lawyer for Linda Brown claimed that “separate but equal” public schools were

A
equal but not truly separate.
B
separate but not truly equal.
C
neither equal nor separate.
D
both separate and equal.
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Which encouraged the NAACP to become involved with Reverend Oliver Brown’s lawsuit against a board of education in Kansas?

A
the Supreme Court’s decision in McLaurin v. Oklahoma
B
the Supreme Court’s decision in Plessy v. Ferguson
C
the election of Senator Harry Byrd to the US Senate
D
the Southern Manifesto against desegregation

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