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

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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