Question

What happened to American schools after the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education?

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Responses

A
Segregation continued in schools below the sixth-grade level.
Segregation continued in schools below the sixth-grade level.

B
Individuals of different races voluntarily stopped all forms of school segregation.
Individuals of different races voluntarily stopped all forms of school segregation.

C
The federal government ordered that states end racial segregation of schools and begin to integrate classes.
The federal government ordered that states end racial segregation of schools and begin to integrate classes.

D
States could continue segregation as long as facilities were separate but equal.

Answer 1

C

The Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education (1954) ruled that state laws establishing separate public schools for Black and White students were unconstitutional, overturning "separate but equal," and required schools to desegregate (further enforced by Brown II, which ordered implementation "with all deliberate speed").