Question

The photographs below show a class of school children in the South in the early 20th century and a second Southern classroom in the 1960s.

Which Supreme Court decision led to the changes illustrates by these photographs?
A. Gideon v. Wainwright
B. Regents of the university of California v. Bakke
C. Mapp v. Ohio
D. Brown v. Board of Education

Answer 1

D. Brown v. Board of Education.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the given picture, we can see that the first picture represents school students of the same race, here, specifically the blacks. The second picture shows an integrate classroom where both whites and blacks study and learn together without any segregation or discrimination.

This integrated form of education was a result of the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. In this Supreme Court case, the case revolves around Linda Brown, a black girl who was denied education in a nearby school because of her race. Taking this discrimination to court, the Supreme Court justices rule that it is unconstitutional to deny any child an admission to a school based on her race. This led to the emergence of integrated schools and thus, changed the way schools are run and maintained.

Thus, the correct answer is option D.