What Was the Supreme Court's Justification for Overturning the Separate-But-Equal

question 30

Multiple Choice

What was the Supreme Court's justification for overturning the separate-but-equal doctrine?

• A)The Supreme Court did not have all of the facts when it adopted the separate-but-equal doctrine.
• B)The separate-but-equal doctrine was never intended to apply to people.
• C)The quality of life for African Americans in the South had deteriorated considerably since the adoption of the separate-but-equal doctrine.
• D)Segregated schools stigmatize minority children and are inherently unequal.

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