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McCarthyism

Question 9 • RMA FL-2100310-United States History Semester 2

Which argument did Thurgood Marshall use to challenge the legality of segregation in Brown v. Board of Education?

Answer
A
All schools for African Americans were of poor quality.
B
By their nature, separate schools could never be equal.
C
White students in segregated schools were harmed because they were denied exposure to African American children.

Explanation

Marshall argued that separating students by race made the schools unequal in principle, even if their buildings or resources seemed similar. Segregation also harmed Black children by creating a sense of inferiority, supporting the claim that separate schools could never be equal. The correct choice is “By their nature, separate schools could never be equal.”

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