When anti-discrimination legislation failed to provide the necessary and desired results, civil rights leaders often turned to the courts for relief and support. Litigation efforts culminated in the 1954 landmark Supreme Court case of Brown v. Board of Education. What did this ruling require?
a. freedom for all slaves in the southern states
b. reparations for descendants of former slaves
c. free college tuition at all state universities
d. desegregation of all public schools
e. creation of affirmative action programs for all employers and college admission offices
ANS: D
Political Science
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