Question

How did Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka affect the civil rights movement?
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Responses

Public schools were no longer to be segregated.
Public schools were no longer to be segregated.

Public schools could be segregated as long as the school system provided equal school options.
Public schools could be segregated as long as the school system provided equal school options.

Busing had to be made available to all students.
Busing had to be made available to all students.

Lessons had to be written to the cultural background of the students in the classes.

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The correct response is:

Public schools were no longer to be segregated.

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka was a landmark Supreme Court case in 1954 that declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional. This decision played a significant role in the civil rights movement by setting a legal precedent that challenged segregation and inspired further activism for racial equality.