Brown v. Board of Education

Question 1

What were the Browns and other families asking the Supreme Court to do?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Allow African American children to attend the school of their choice

Question 2

Think about the historical significance of Brown v. Board of Education. Why do you think it is considered a seminal US text?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

It overturned the “separate but equal” doctrine.

Question 3

Which is true of both the Plessy and Brown cases?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Both were attempts to show that segregation was unconstitutional.

Question 4

Why did the court choose not to “turn the clock back to 1868” when considering the issue of segregation in public schools?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The court recognized that segregation had resulted in inequality in education over time.

Question 5

Which of these statements is the conclusion the Supreme Court drew based on the evidence in the Brown case?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Equal treatment cannot exist in separate facilities.

Brown v. Board of Education Answers