What did the attorneys representing Linda Brown in Brown v. the Board of Education of Topeka argue?

A) that segregated schools needed more funding

B) that Linda Brown should be allowed to attend an all-African American school closer to her home

C) that the Constitution did not guarantee the right to an equal public education for all

D) that segregated schools did not offer equal educational opportunities

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8 November, 15:33

What did the attorneys representing Linda Brown in Brown v. the Board of Education of Topeka argue?

A) that segregated schools needed more funding

B) that Linda Brown should be allowed to attend an all-African American school closer to her home

C) that the Constitution did not guarantee the right to an equal public education for all

D) that segregated schools did not offer equal educational opportunities

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Andres Barnes · Answer 1

D. The idea of separate but equal came about in plessy vs ferguson in the 1870s and brown vs board of education sought to discontinue the old practice of segregation in this instance in public schools.