Multiple choice

In 1954, which Supreme Court ruling declared segregated schools were unconstitutional?

  1. Brown v. Board of Education

  2. Dred Scott v. Sandford

  3. Plessy v. Ferguson

  4. Batson v. Kentucky

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Explanation

Brown v. Board of Education was the landmark 1954 Supreme Court case that ruled state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. It overturned the previous 'separate but equal' doctrine established by Plessy v. Ferguson.