Why Did NAACP Officials Decide to Challenge Segregation in Law

question 26

Multiple Choice

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

• A) The Supreme Court had ruled segregated law schools illegal in the 1890s.
• B) No law schools admitted African Americans in the 1930s.
• C) The president had asked them to begin with this policy area.
• D) The NAACP leaders believed Supreme Court justices would be most familiar with law schools.

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