Therefore, we hold that the plaintiffs and others similarly situated for whom the actions have been brought are, by reason of the segregation complained of, deprived of the equal protection of the laws guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment

The passage says that segregation deprives the plaintiffs of the equal protection guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment. This means the court views segregated schooling as unequal under the law. Choice C, “Segregation is inherently unequal and unfair,” best expresses that conclusion; the other choices do not describe the constitutional claim in the passage.

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