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Which statement(s) below did Thurgood Marshall use to argue against segregation of public schools in Brown v. Board of Education?
Check all that apply.
It denied African Americans equal protection of the law.
It violated the Thirteenth Amendment.
It made African American children feel inferior.
It created separate but truly equal facilities.
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- It denied African Americans equal protection of the law.
- It made African American children feel inferior.
Explanation: Marshall's argument rested on the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment and on social-science evidence (e.g., the doll studies) showing segregation harmed black children's self‑esteem. He did not argue segregation complied with the law or invoked the 13th Amendment as the central claim.
- It denied African Americans equal protection of the law.
- It made African American children feel inferior.
Explanation: Marshall's argument rested on the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment and on social-science evidence (e.g., the doll studies) showing segregation harmed black children's self‑esteem. He did not argue segregation complied with the law or invoked the 13th Amendment as the central claim.
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