"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
Activists in the decade after Brown most often argued that the ruling required which additional federal action?
- A
Repeal of the Fourteenth Amendment to broaden equal protection
- Bcheck_circle
Active enforcement of desegregation through federal troops or marshals when states resisted
- C
Termination of all federal aid to private schools
- D
Constitutional amendment to mandate busing nationwide
Explanation
Massive resistance in the South (e.g., Little Rock 1957, Ole Miss 1962) led civil-rights leaders to demand federal enforcement, which Eisenhower and Kennedy provided with troops and marshals. The other choices misstate the legal framework.