Which statement best describes the importance of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in the case of Brown v. Board of Education in 1954?

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It made segregation legal as long as black and white people had equal access to facilities.
It eliminated the legal basis for racial segregation in public schools.
It permitted local authorities to prosecute school officials who desegregated their schools.
It ordered schools in all states to spend an equal amount of money to educate black students and white students.

Answer 1

The statement that best describes the importance of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in the case of Brown v. Board of Education in 1954 is:

It eliminated the legal basis for racial segregation in public schools.

This landmark decision declared that state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students were unconstitutional, effectively overturning the precedent set by Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896.