Question

In Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court ruled that:

a. President Kennedy had to protect James Meredith's entry to the University of Mississippi.
b. segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.
c. segregation was constitutional as long as facilities were equal.
d. segregation of public schools should be determined by state governments.

Answer 1

The Supreme Court ruled in the case Brown v. Board of Education that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional, overturning the precedent set by Plessy v. Ferguson. The ruling was based on the violation of the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court ruled that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. The court unanimously decided that the practice of separating students based on race violated the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The ruling overturned the previous precedent established by Plessy v. Ferguson, which had allowed segregation under the concept of "separate but equal."