In Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that ______.

a. school districts had to integrate within exactly five years
b. segregated schools were inherently unequal because the very fact of segregation made blacks feel unequal
c. busing would be used as the sole method to integrate schools
d. all segregated facilities, whether they were schools or not, were unconstitutional
e. school integration was the responsibility of state governments only


b. segregated schools were inherently unequal because the very fact of segregation made blacks feel unequal

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