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Question 1 • US History B Credit Recovery

Which of the following determined that laws enforcing the racial segregation of schools were unconstitutional?

Answer
A
Brown v. Board of Education
B
the Southern Manifesto
C
Plessy v. Ferguson
D
the Arkansas public schools

Explanation

In Brown v. Board of Education (1954), the Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in public schools violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The decision overturned the idea that segregated schools could be considered equal. The Southern Manifesto opposed desegregation, while Plessy v. Ferguson had earlier upheld segregation.

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