Question

In 1954, the Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education
overturned Plessy v. Ferguson by ruling segregation unconstitutional.
stated that African American and white schools needed to be equal.
upheld the Separate Car Act by ruling that segregation was legal.
upheld Plessy v. Ferguson by ruling segregation constitutional.

Answer 1

In 1954, the Supreme Court case **Brown v. Board of Education** ruled that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional, thereby overturning the "separate but equal" doctrine established by **Plessy v. Ferguson** in 1896. The ruling stated that separate educational facilities are inherently unequal, and therefore violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.