Which case ruled that Separate but Equal is unconstitutional?

Which case ruled that Separate but Equal is unconstitutional?

• A. Plessy v. Ferguson
• B. Goss v. Lopez
• C. Brown v. Board of Education
• D. Diana v. Board of Education

Answer: (C)

Racial segregation in public schools was found to violate equal protection because separating students by race creates an inherently unequal education. The ruling states that separate educational facilities are inherently unequal, so the state cannot provide segregated schools. This overturned the earlier acceptance of “separate but equal” from a prior case and demanded desegregation of public schools. The other cases involve different legal questions, so they don’t address overturning the separate-but-equal doctrine in education.

Racial segregation in public schools was found to violate equal protection because separating students by race creates an inherently unequal education. The ruling states that separate educational facilities are inherently unequal, so the state cannot provide segregated schools. This overturned the earlier acceptance of “separate but equal” from a prior case and demanded desegregation of public schools. The other cases involve different legal questions, so they don’t address overturning the separate-but-equal doctrine in education.