The most significant finding in Brown v. Board of Education was that
A)segregation could exist as long as the quality of the schools was equal.
B)African American children did not have the ability to be in white schools.
C)integration was not in the best interest of the children.
D)segregation denied equal protection under the law.

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The landmark decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954) found that segregation in public schools created a sense of inferiority among African-American children and therefore was a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. This ruling overturned the "separate but equal" doctrine established by Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), declaring that segregated public schools were inherently unequal and unconstitutional.

The Most Significant Finding in Brown V