Brown vs. Board of Education and Desegregation
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In the case of Brown v. Board of Education, what did the Supreme Court decide?
School segregation was unconstitutional.
How did the Brown v. Board of Education decision affect the Supreme Court's earlier decision in Plessy v. Ferguson?
It overruled the decision.
Why did presidents of the United States have to federalize troops during the desegregation process?
State governors were using troops to prevent desegregation.
What was the Massive Resistance movement?
a plan to prevent desegregation in schools
