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Early Civil Rights Movements — Unit test

Question 24 • [HSSUS] US History, Sem 1 (26-27)

Plessy v. Ferguson was overturned in 1954 when the Supreme Court decided that

Answer
A
racial segregation was unconstitutional.
B
segregation was necessary for "public peace and good order."
C
the "separate but equal" doctrine applied to education.
D
the government could not legislate equality.

Explanation

In Brown v. Board of Education (1954), the Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in public schools violated the Equal Protection Clause. This overturned the “separate but equal” principle associated with Plessy v. Ferguson, at least in public education. Therefore, the correct choice is “racial segregation was unconstitutional.”

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