Question

Which of these BEST describes the Supreme Court case of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education?

A) it reaffirmed the decision of Plessy vs Ferguson

B) ruled that universities must be open to people of all races
C) Kansas schools were to be desegregated as an experiment for racial integration

D) declared that "separate but equal" facilities based on race are inherently unconstitutional

Answer 1

Correct : D

The Supreme Court case of Brown vs Topeka Board of Education declared that "separate but equal" facilities for based on race are inherently unconstitutional. It reversed the Plessy v. Ferguson, which established legal segregation of the races, and immediately opened-up more educational opportunities for African Americans around the United States.

Step-by-step explanation

Answer 2

d) Declared that "separate but equal" facilities based on race are inherently unconstitutional.

Explanation: Brown v. Board was the culmination of more than thirty years of litigation by the NAACP Legal Defense Fund designed to overturn Plessy v. Ferguson.