In Brown v. the Board of Education, the Supreme Court overturned their previous ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson that separate but equal was constitutional so long as equal accommodations were provided.What Constitutional amendment was interpreted in both of these cases? A. Fifth Amendment B. Ninth Amendment C. Twelth Amendment D. Fourteenth Amendment
History · High School · Wed Jan 13 2021
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D. Fourteenth Amendment
The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution addresses the equal protection under the law and has been crucial in shaping decisions related to civil rights and segregation. In the context of these cases, the issue was whether the segregation of public facilities based on race was constitutional under the "separate but equal" doctrine. The Supreme Court, in Brown v. Board of Education (1954), ruled that racial segregation in public schools was inherently unequal and, therefore, violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. This decision effectively overturned the precedent set by Plessy v. Ferguson (1896).