The Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
A. declared that separate educational facilities were unlawful.
B. passed by a narrow 5-4 vote.
C. reaffirmed the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson decision.
D. set specific timetables for enactment.
E. arose from a case involving segregation in Mississippi.
Answer: A
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