<span>In the Brown case, the "separate but equal" principle was challenged.</span>
Slaveholders justified the practice by citing the Bible,
They asked who could question the Word of God when it said, “slaves, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling” (Ephesians 6:5), or “tell slaves to be submissive to their masters and to give satisfaction in every respect” (Titus 2:9).
