"We conclude that in the field of public education the doctrine of 'separate but equal' has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal. Therefore, we hold that the plaintiffs and others similarly situated for whom the actions have been brought are, by reason of the segregation complained of, deprived of the equal protection of the laws guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment."
Which Civil Rights leader is identified with this decision?

Thurgood Marshall

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Charles Houston

Rosa Parks

Question

"We conclude that in the field of public education the doctrine of 'separate but equal' has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal. Therefore, we hold that the plaintiffs and others similarly situated for whom the actions have been brought are, by reason of the segregation complained of, deprived of the equal protection of the laws guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment."
Which Civil Rights leader is identified with this decision?

 Thurgood Marshall

 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

 Charles Houston

 Rosa Parks

anonymous · Answer

The excerpt below comes from a Supreme Court decision issued in 1954: