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The Supreme Court and Civil Rights — Quiz

Question 9 • Civics and Government

What was the Supreme Court in the Brown case saying to the Court of the Plessy case in 1896?

Answer
A
We agree completely with you.
B
“Separate but equal” also applies to schools.
C
You made the wrong decision.
D
The issue has changed dramatically.

Explanation

In Brown v. Board of Education (1954), the Supreme Court rejected the reasoning behind Plessy v. Ferguson (1896). Plessy had upheld racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine, but Brown ruled that segregated public schools are inherently unequal. So Brown was essentially telling the Plessy Court, “You made the wrong decision.”

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