Primary Sources: Brown v. Board of Education

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Read the passage Primary Sources: Brown v. Board of Education. Then answer the questions below.

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Read the passage Primary Sources: Brown v. Board of Education. Then answer the questions below.

Last updated 11 months ago

3 questions

Note from the author:

Read the passage Primary Sources: Brown v. Board of Education. Then answer the questions below.

Instructions

Read the passage Primary Sources: Brown v. Board of Education. Then answer the questions below.

Required

Question 1

Which sentence from the passage supports the argument that education is one of the most important responsibilities of state and local governments?

“It is unlikely that any child may succeed in life if denied the opportunity of an education.”

“The plaintiffs argue that segregated public schools are not equal and cannot be made equal."

“So much has since changed that the history of the 14th Amendment cannot tell us its intended effect on public education."

“Each child had been denied admission to public schools attended by white children.”

Required

Question 2

What changes did individual schools make following the decision in Brown v. Board of Education?

Why did the court agree to hear the Brown v. Education case?

How has the Brown v. Board of Education decision influenced education over time?

How did the plaintiffs react when they learned of their victory?

Required

Question 3

Segregation is permitted if the separate offerings for different races are equal.
All people must have equal protection under the law.
The “separate but equal” principle is unconstitutional.

Question 1

“It is unlikely that any child may succeed in life if denied the opportunity of an education.”

“The plaintiffs argue that segregated public schools are not equal and cannot be made equal."

“So much has since changed that the history of the 14th Amendment cannot tell us its intended effect on public education."

“Each child had been denied admission to public schools attended by white children.”

Question 2

What changes did individual schools make following the decision in Brown v. Board of Education?

Why did the court agree to hear the Brown v. Education case?

How has the Brown v. Board of Education decision influenced education over time?

How did the plaintiffs react when they learned of their victory?

Question 3

Segregation is permitted if the separate offerings for different races are equal.
All people must have equal protection under the law.
The “separate but equal” principle is unconstitutional.