In the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954, the Supr

In the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954, the Supreme Court ruled that segregated schooling was “inherently unequal.” Do you agree? Summarize the Supreme Court’s argument and compare it with your own views.

What will be an ideal response?

ANSWER
The Court argued that segregated schools inevitably left African-American students with psychological damage–a sense of their own inferiority. Given this outcome, said the Court, education in segregated schools was “inherently unequal.”