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Question 22 • Fall 24 US History B IC

Which best describes the circumstances that led to Brown v. Board of Education?

Answer

A state university permitted an African American student to attend but not interact with white students.

Orval Faubus sent the Arkansas National Guard to block African American students from attending white schools.

An 8-year-old girl had to walk through a dangerous area to attend an African American school each day.

Nineteen senators and seventy-seven representatives signed a document called the Southern Manifesto.

Explanation

Brown v. Board of Education began after Linda Brown was denied admission to a nearby white school in Topeka, Kansas. Instead, the 8-year-old had to travel farther to attend an African American school, passing through a hazardous area. The other choices describe events connected to school integration later on, including the Little Rock crisis and the Southern Manifesto.

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