Brown v. Board of Education

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What does segregation mean?

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To separate or keep apart

Front

What was the name of the little girl whose dad wanted her to go to school in Topeka, Kansas in the 1950s?

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Linda Brown

Front

Linda Brown's parents and 12 other parents went to court for the right for their children to be able to do what?
Options:
Drink from the same water fountain as white children,
Ride the same bus as white children,
Eat at the same restaurant as white children,
Go to the same school as white children

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Go to the same school as white children

Front

Linda Brown's parents took their court case all the way to where?

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Supreme Court in Washington DC

Front

What was the name of the Brown's lawyers?

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Thurgood Marshall

Front

What was the name of the court case involving Linda Brown?

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Brown Vs the Board of Education of Topeka

Front

Why were the families suing the school board of Topeka, Kansas? Options: segregation was a violation of the 14th Amendment, Schools were too far away from their homes, equal education, qualified teachers

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segregation was a violation of the 14th Amendment

Front

Which amendment implies equal protection for all and was claimed to be violated by the Topeka school board due to segregation in the classroom?

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14th Amendment

Front

What previous Supreme Court decision did Brown v. Board overturn?

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Plessy v. Ferguson

Front

What does the acronym N.A.A.C.P. stand for?

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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People