Which Supreme Court ruling was overturned by the decision to desegregate public schools on the basis that “separate… is inherently unequal?”

In Brown v. Board of Education (1954), the Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in public schools violates the Constitution because “separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.” This overturned the “separate but equal” doctrine established by Plessy v. Ferguson. Therefore, Plessy v. Ferguson is the correct choice.

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