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Equal Education

Question 1 • RMA FL-2100310-United States History Semester 2

Which encouraged the NAACP to become involved with Reverend Oliver Brown’s lawsuit against a board of education in Kansas?

Answer
A
the Supreme Court’s decision in McLaurin v. Oklahoma
B
the Supreme Court’s decision in Plessy v. Ferguson
C
the election of Senator Harry Byrd to the US Senate
D
the Southern Manifesto against desegregation

Explanation

In McLaurin v. Oklahoma (1950), the Supreme Court ruled that separating a Black student within a graduate program still created unequal treatment. That decision strengthened the NAACP’s legal challenge to school segregation and encouraged its involvement in Oliver Brown’s lawsuit. Plessy v. Ferguson had upheld “separate but equal,” while the Southern Manifesto came after Brown’s case began.

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