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What was the NAACP's role in Brown v. Board of Education?
A. The NAACP challenged the Separate Car Act of Louisiana.
B. The NAACP challenged the separate but equal doctrine.
C. The NAACP challenged Jim Crow laws as unconstitutional.
D. The NAACP challenged to expand the separate but equal doctrine.
A. The NAACP challenged the Separate Car Act of Louisiana.
B. The NAACP challenged the separate but equal doctrine.
C. The NAACP challenged Jim Crow laws as unconstitutional.
D. The NAACP challenged to expand the separate but equal doctrine.
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B. The NAACP challenged the separate but equal doctrine.
The NAACP played a crucial role in the Brown v. Board of Education case by challenging the "separate but equal" doctrine established by Plessy v. Ferguson. This doctrine upheld state-sponsored segregation, and the NAACP sought to demonstrate that segregated schools were inherently unequal, which ultimately led to the Supreme Court's landmark decision in 1954 that declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
The NAACP played a crucial role in the Brown v. Board of Education case by challenging the "separate but equal" doctrine established by Plessy v. Ferguson. This doctrine upheld state-sponsored segregation, and the NAACP sought to demonstrate that segregated schools were inherently unequal, which ultimately led to the Supreme Court's landmark decision in 1954 that declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional.