___________ in May of 1954 was a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court that overturned earlier rulings going back to Plessy v. Ferguson. It stated that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal."
A. Roe v. Wade
B. Critchlow v. New York
C. Brown v. Board of Education
D. Mapp v. Ohio
Answer: C. Brown v. Board of Education
The answer is C, Brown v. Board of Education. The case was rooted in Topeka, Kansas and the victory paved the way for integration and the civil rights movement.
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Which of the following statements about Nigeria's precolonial era is NOT true?
a. Several precolonial societies had democratic elements. b. Centralized states developed in both the north and the south. c. Parts of the area were occupied by stateless societies with diffuse political authority. d. Islam was introduced only through a series of jihads. e. The Fulani Empire held sway until British colonial authority was imposed on Northern Nigeria in 1900.
To this day, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 requires that counties covered under the act submit any changes in election laws to the U.S. Department of Justice. These counties are located mainly in
a. southern states. b. northern states. c. midwestern states. d. western states.