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Civil Rights: Challenges and Changes — Quiz

Question 7 • US History

What was the main reason African American parents sued a Kansas school board in 1954?

Answer
A
to advocate the desegregation of public schools
B
to promote nonviolent resistance as a means of achieving civil rights
C
to demand that their children’s education be equal to white students’ education
D
to encourage the segregation of schools

Explanation

African American parents sued the Topeka, Kansas, school board to challenge racial segregation in public schools. Their case, Brown v. Board of Education, sought to end segregated schooling; the Supreme Court ruled in 1954 that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. Thus, the main reason was to advocate the desegregation of public schools.

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