In the epochal 1954 decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, the Supreme Court
a. declared that the concept of "separate but equal" facilities for blacks and whites was unconstitutional.
b. upheld its earlier decision in Plessy v. Ferguson.
c. rejected desegregation.
d. declined to rule on whether segregated facilities for blacks and whites were constitutional.
e. ordered immediate and total integration of all American schools.
a
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Daniel Webster's speech supporting the Compromise of 1850
A) enhanced his reputation as a moderate abolitionist. B) enhanced his reputation as the Great Compromiser. C) destroyed his reputation as a political centrist. D) destroyed his reputation as an abolitionist.
Commercial agriculture in the Northwest was first made feasible by the
a. railroad. b. steamboat. c. turnpike. d. horse and buggy. e. telegraph.
Amalie Sieveking was a pioneer in the field of nursing
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Working-class families often supplemented their income by
a. doing piecework at home in the evening. b. taking in boarders. c. working as maids or servants on their days off. d. running small businesses out of their homes.