Question

In 1954, the Supreme Court decided that:

A. Separate but equal should begin in the north
B. Schools needed to desegregate
C. Segregation was constitutional
D. Separate but equal was better for the south

Answer 1

In this milestone decision, the Supreme Court ruled that separating children in public schools on the basis of race was unconstitutional. It signaled the end of legalized racial segregation in the schools of the United States, overruling the "separate but equal" principle set forth in the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson case.