In Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, the Supreme Court ruled that school segregation _______
A) was acceptable as long as the schools were actually equal
B) could not be banned as long as local voters supported it
C) violated the Fourteenth Amendment by creating feelings of inferiority
D) was necessary in order to foster a strong sense of racial identity
E) was protected by the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution
Answer: C
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