Brown v. Topeka, 1954 (Edexcel GCSE History): Quizzes
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In which year did the NAACP bring together five separate legal challenges to segregated education?
In which year did the NAACP bring together five separate legal challenges to segregated education?
1952
What was Linda Brown's personal experience that highlighted segregated education problems?
What was Linda Brown's personal experience that highlighted segregated education problems?
She travelled past a white school to a Black school
Which legal principle did the Brown v. Topeka case directly challenge?
Which legal principle did the Brown v. Topeka case directly challenge?
Separate but equal
In which year was the 'separate but equal' principle originally established?
In which year was the 'separate but equal' principle originally established?
1896
Who was the Chief Justice during the Brown v. Topeka case?
Who was the Chief Justice during the Brown v. Topeka case?
Earl Warren
When did the Supreme Court rule that segregated education was unconstitutional?
When did the Supreme Court rule that segregated education was unconstitutional?
May 1954
How many school districts had begun desegregating by 1957?
How many school districts had begun desegregating by 1957?
723 districts
What was significant about the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Topeka?
What was significant about the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Topeka?
It was a unanimous 9-0 decision
Which previous Supreme Court ruling did Brown v. Topeka overturn?
Which previous Supreme Court ruling did Brown v. Topeka overturn?
Plessy v. Ferguson
What happened to KKK membership following the Brown v. Topeka ruling?
What happened to KKK membership following the Brown v. Topeka ruling?
It increased
What phrase did the 1955 follow-up ruling use regarding school desegregation?
What phrase did the 1955 follow-up ruling use regarding school desegregation?
With all deliberate speed
What did the 14th Amendment guarantee that was central to the case?
What did the 14th Amendment guarantee that was central to the case?
Equal protection under the law