Question

In what year was the ruling in Brown v. Board of Education handed down?

Answer 1

In what year was the ruling in Brown v. Board of Education handed down? 1954 C)

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct answer is B. The ruling in Brown v. Board of Education was handed down in 1954.

Explanation:

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka ruling by the Supreme Court declared state laws that established separate schools for African-American and white students denied equality of educational opportunities.

The ruling was delivered on May 17, 1954; and established that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal". With this, the Supreme Court reversed the existing precedents from Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896. As a result of this ruling, racial segregation came to be considered as a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. This ruling opened the way for racial integration for African Americans.