“We conclude that in the field of public education the doctrine of ‘separate but equal’ has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.” Chief Justice Earl Warren, writing the unanimous opinion of the United States Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 1954

Which of the following was the most immediate
result of the decision excerpted?

ARadicals critiqued government actions as

doing too little to transform the racial
status quo.

BEducation advocates raised awareness of

the effect of poverty on students’
opportunities.

CCivil rights activists became increasingly

divided over tactical and philosophical
issues.

DSegregationists in southern states

temporarily closed many public schools
in an effort to resist the decision.