In the Brown V

question 49

Multiple Choice

In the Brown v. Board of Education case, why did Justice Earl Warren decide to consolidate five similar cases under the name of Brown and not Briggs?

• A) Because Briggs wasn't a plaintiff.
• B) His wife's last name was Briggs.
• C) Briggs was from South Carolina and Warren personally disliked the South.
• D) He preferred to choose a case from the Midwest and not one from an old Confederate state.
• E) He believed it was a more appealing name.

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