Equal Education

Who declared that organized resistance by Southern states would prevent racial integration in the South?

Harry Flood Byrd

The court's wording gave some states the opportunity to

delay

The integration of public schools in Little Rock

did not completely end opposition to desegregation.

The 1954 ruling in Brown

did not explain how to carry out desegregation.

integration

the introduction of African Americans into what had been a segregated setting

The governor of Arkansas who used National Guard troops to fight integration at Central High School in Little Rock was

Orval Faubus.

The Supreme Court later instructed states to desegregate

"with all deliberate speed"

Which argument did Thurgood Marshall use to challenge the legality of segregation in Brown v. Board of Education?

By their nature, separate schools could never be equal.

The unanimous opinion in Brown v. Board of Education was written by

Earl Warren.

Which best describes how the Supreme Court plan for desegregation was implemented?

It was slow and difficult.

To fight segregation in schools, the NAACP took up lawsuits in which of the following states?

Kansas and South Carolina

The integration of Central High School in Little Rock finally occurred when

President Eisenhower sent federal troops to protect students.

The Southern Manifesto was a document that declared the intent of

Southern lawmakers to oppose desegregation.

Why did Thurgood Marshall cite the Fourteenth Amendment to argue that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional?

The Fourteenth Amendment guarantees equal protection under the law.

Which sentences describe the Brown v. Board of Education decision?Check all that apply.

The court came to a unanimous decision. The court ruled that segregated schools deprived people of equal protection of the laws. The court found that segregation was unconstitutional.

Which best describes how the Supreme Court voted in Brown v. Board of Education?

The court voted to end school segregation.

Brown v. Board of Education was argued before the Supreme Court by

Thurgood Marshall.

What was the goal of Thurgood Marshall and the NAACP in the case of Brown v. Board of Education?

To remove the entire system of segregated public education

What was the impact of segregated schools on African American students?

Underfunded African American schools could not prepare most students for college or careers.

In his arguments in Brown v. Board of Education, the lawyer for Linda Brown claimed that "separate but equal" public schools were

separate but not truly equal.

The area of the United States that was most affected by Brown v. Board of Education was

the South.

desegregate

to end segregation

After 1950, the NAACP began to fight

to overturn segregation altogether in public schools.