Why Did the NAACP Decide to Challenge Segregation in Law

question 11

Multiple Choice

Why did the NAACP decide to challenge segregation in law schools before challenging it more broadly?

• A) The gap in quality between all-white and all-black law schools was greater than any other segregated part of society.
• B) The Supreme Court had ruled segregated law schools illegal in the 1890s.
• C) No law schools admitted blacks in the 1930s.
• D) The president had asked them to begin with this policy area.
• E) The NAACP believed Supreme Court justices would be most familiar with law schools.

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