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What was the impact of segregated schools on African American students?
Underfunded African American schools could not prepare most students for college or careers.
desegregate
to end segregation
integration
the introduction of African Americans into what had been a segregated setting
The integration of Central High School in Little Rock finally occurred when
President Eisenhower sent federal troops to protect students.
The integration of public schools in Little Rock
did not completely end opposition to desegregation.
The 1954 ruling in Brown
did not explain how to carry out desegregation.
The Supreme Court later instructed states to desegregate
"with all deliberate speed"
The court's wording gave some states the opportunity to
delay
Which sentences describe the Brown v. Board of Education decision?Check all that apply.
The court came to a unanimous decision.
The court ruled that segregated schools deprived people of equal protection of the laws.
The court found that segregation was unconstitutional.
What was the goal of Thurgood Marshall and the NAACP in the case of Brown v. Board of Education?
To remove the entire system of segregated public education
Which argument did Thurgood Marshall use to challenge the legality of segregation in Brown v. Board of Education?
By their nature, separate schools could never be equal.
After 1950, the NAACP began to fight
to overturn segregation altogether in public schools.
To fight segregation in schools, the NAACP took up lawsuits in which of the following states?
Kansas and South Carolina
The governor of Arkansas who used National Guard troops to fight integration at Central High School in Little Rock was
Orval Faubus.
The area of the United States that was most affected by Brown v. Board of Education was
the South.
Which best describes how the Supreme Court voted in Brown v. Board of Education?
The court voted to end school segregation.
Who declared that organized resistance by Southern states would prevent racial integration in the South?
Harry Flood Byrd
The Southern Manifesto was a document that declared the intent of
Southern lawmakers to oppose desegregation.
Which best describes how the Supreme Court plan for desegregation was implemented?
It was slow and difficult.
Brown v. Board of Education was argued before the Supreme Court by
Thurgood Marshall.
In his arguments in Brown v. Board of Education, the lawyer for Linda Brown claimed that "separate but equal" public schools were
separate but not truly equal.
Why did Thurgood Marshall cite the Fourteenth Amendment to argue that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional?
The Fourteenth Amendment guarantees equal protection under the law.
The unanimous opinion in Brown v. Board of Education was written by
Earl Warren.
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