Asked by bob

Should the NAACP have challenged the earlier Plessy decision instead of waiting to appeal the Brown decision? Could things have moved forward more quickly if they had?
Answered by Ms. Sue
I personally don't think it would have significantly helped the Civil Rights cause if the NAACP had challenged the Plessy decision. Arguing for a person who was 7/8 Caucasian who was forced to sit in a black rail car in a deeply segregated state wouldn't have had the same emotional impact as defending a small child's right to attend a nearby school in Kansas.

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