Which of these statements was implied by the decision in Brown v. Board of Education?

Which of these statements was implied by the decision in Brown v. Board of Education?

A. Segregation could lead to feelings of inferiority.

B. Segregation often led to relatively equal opportunities.

C. Segregation increased levels of personal determination.

D. Segregation was the purpose of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Answer: A. Segregation could lead to feelings of inferiority.

Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) laid down the “separate but equal “principle which was done away by another famous Supreme Court ruling Brown v. Board of Education (1954). The Court’s decision was unanimous, and it said directly that segregated facilities in public schools could induce in a Negro child a feeling of inferiority. This acknowledgement was instrumental in the Court’s aim to present the proposition that separate but equal in education was equal for it constituted a violation of the Equal Protection Clause in the Fourteenth Amendment. The decision outlined the psychological and societal effects of separation as having adverse effects on children’s attitudes, achievement and self-esteem. This understanding was a factor in using the Fourth Amendment to eliminate state-mandated segregation in public schools.