Brown v. Board of Education Quiz

Who filed a lawsuit against the Topeka Board of Education in 1951?

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Oliver Brown

• Rosa Parks

• Malcolm X

What was the key legal argument made by Thurgood Marshall in the lawsuit against school segregation?

• Segregation was beneficial

• Segregation was necessary

• Segregation was illegal

• Segregation was unavoidable

What did Chief Justice Earl Warren declare about the doctrine of 'separate but equal' in 1954?

• It was necessary

• It had no place

• It was beneficial

• It was sustainable

Which amendment was cited as being violated by segregation in schools?

• First Amendment

• Tenth Amendment

• Fourteenth Amendment

• Second Amendment

What action did the president take following the court's decision on school integration?

• Ignored the decision

• Opposed the decision

• Enforced the decision with the National Guard

• Resigned from office