Chief Justice Earl Warren stated, “Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.” What did the use of “inherently” imply about segregation?

“Inherently” means something is unequal by its very nature, not merely because of how it is carried out. Warren’s statement therefore meant that separating students into different educational facilities makes them unequal by definition. Choice A, “By its very definition, it cannot be equal,” captures that meaning.

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