Brown v. Board Reading Check

What did Chief Justice Earl Warren deliver in this text?

• The opinion of the Court on the case Brown v. Board of Education

• The opinion of the Court on the case Plessy v. Ferguson

• His vote on the case Brown v. Board of Education

• His vote on the case Plessy v. Ferguson

What is the main idea of this text?

• The Court unanimously decided that separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.

• Chief Justice Earl Warren delivered the opinion of the Court.

• Education awakens children to cultural values and helps them to adjust normally to their environments.

• Education is the most important function of state and local governments.

What does Chief Justice Earl Warren describe in the second paragraph of the Court’s opinion, beginning with the word “today”?

• The psychological effects of segregation on children’s hearts and minds

• The differences in the tangible factors of Negro and white schools

• The importance of education to children and society

• The reason why the doctrine of “separate but equal” has no place in public education

Why might Chief Justice Warren have started the Court’s opinion with a discussion about the equalization of “tangible factors” across black and white schools?

• To emphasize that black and white schools are actually equally protected under the laws guaranteed by the Fourth Amendment.

• To explain why the Court chose to look at the effect of separating races in public education when making its decision about the case.

• To hint that the Court believes that the doctrine of “separate but equal” is functioning correctly and fairly.

• To express his annoyance about the way differences in those tangible factors affect the hearts and minds of children.