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Which statement about the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision is not correct?

A.
Brown v. Board of Education overturned the earlier Plessy v. Ferguson ruling.

B.
The court declared that "separate but equal" public education was unconstitutional.

C.
The court ruled that individual states could decide whether to integrate public schools.

D.
The nine justices were unanimous in handing down their decision.

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Answer: The correct answer is c.

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"C. The court ruled that individual states could decide whether to integrate public schools" is incorrect. The decision meant that all states had to abide by the ruling.
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