"We come then to the question presented: Does segregation of children in public schools solely on the basis of race, even though the physical facilities and other 'tangible' factors may be equal, deprive the children of the minority group of equal educational opportunities? We believe that it does." — Chief Justice Earl Warren, Brown v. Board of Education, May 17, 1954
The decision most directly overturned which earlier ruling?
- A
Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857), which denied Black citizenship
- B
Korematsu v. United States (1944), which upheld internment
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Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), which had upheld 'separate but equal'
- D
Schenck v. United States (1919), which limited free speech
Explanation
Brown directly repudiated the "separate but equal" doctrine of Plessy in the field of public education. The other cases addressed citizenship, internment, and speech—not segregation.