In Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954), the U.S. Supreme Court held that
A. ?ethnic minorities have no rights to equal treatment by the government.
B. ?public school segregation of races violates the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
C. ?the national government does not have the power to force any type of action on local school boards.
D. ?separation of races for a reason such as education is not a violation of the Constitution.
E. ?African Americans could not be denied the right to a college education.
Answer: B
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