Multiple choice

What was decided in the U.S. Supreme Court decision of Brown v. Board of Education?

  1. It guaranteed the right to vote for all African Americans.

  2. It prohibited racial segregation in public schools.

  3. It allowed for racial segregation in the South.

  4. It made racial segregation legal in all schools.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The 1954 Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education ruled that state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students were unconstitutional. This decision effectively overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson doctrine of separate but equal.

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