"We conclude that, in the field of public education, the doctrine of 'separate but equal' has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal." — Brown v. Board of Education, 1954
The decade-plus delay between the Brown decision and meaningful integration shown on the chart resulted most directly from which factor?
- A
Federal funding cuts to public schools
- Bcheck_circle
Massive Resistance and the 'all deliberate speed' implementation standard from Brown II
- C
A Supreme Court reversal of Brown in the late 1950s
- D
The Korean War's diversion of executive attention
Explanation
Brown II's vague "all deliberate speed" mandate (1955) allowed southern states to engage in Massive Resistance. Meaningful enforcement awaited the Civil Rights Act (1964) and Green v. New Kent County (1968).