USA HISTORY

PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973

THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Minority students in public schools were given constitutional guarantees to equal educational opportunities as a result of the
A
decision in Plessy v. Ferguson
B
ratification of the 19th amendment
C
ratification of the 26th amendment
D
decision in Brown v. Board of Education
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Board of Education of Topeka, case in which, on May 17, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously (9–0) that racial segregation in public schools violated the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which prohibits the states from denying equal protection of the laws to any person within their jurisdictions.

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