Inherently means “by its nature.”A plaintiff is the person or party in a legal case that claims to have been harmed. Which statement most closely summarizes the meaning of this passage?

“Inherently” means something is true by its nature, not just because of how it is managed. The passage’s meaning is that separate educational facilities are unequal by their very nature, so the closest summary is “It is not possible for separate educational facilities to be equal.” Choice C goes further by claiming all segregated public facilities are unconstitutional, which the passage does not establish.

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