Question

Read the excerpt from the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution.

. . . nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

How does the excerpt relate to the premises of Brown v. Board of Education?
The Brown case addresses whether the plaintiff has been deprived of liberty, or freedom, as a result of attending segregated schools.
The Brown case addresses whether the plaintiff’s property has been placed in jeopardy while attending segregated schools.
The Brown case addresses whether the plaintiff has been denied due process of law while attempting to attend public schools.
The Brown case addresses whether the plaintiff has been afforded equal protection of the laws relative to those attending public schools.

Answer 1

The correct choice is the fourth: the case addresses whether the plaintiff has been afforded equal protection of the laws relative to those attending public schools.

Brown challenged racially segregated public schools under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment; the Supreme Court held that state‑mandated segregation denied Black children equal protection because "separate but equal" educational facilities are inherently unequal.