Which best describes how Brown v. Board of Education affected the United States?

In Brown v. Board of Education (1954), the Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. The decision weakened the legal basis for segregation and became a major blow to segregation in public facilities more broadly. It did not force Southern states to segregate schools; they resisted desegregation. The ruling also did not simply guarantee Linda Brown a place at a particular better school.

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