Question

question 1-8
how did both sweatt v. painter (1950) and brown v. board of education (1954) protect the rights of minorities?

• ensure that the government built new schools for minorities
• allowed states could keep separate schools based on funding
• showed that segregated schools were unfair to minority students
• provided student choice when choosing a school to attend

Explanation:

Sweatt v. Painter (1950) ruled that the segregated law school for Black students was unequal to the white law school, establishing that segregated educational facilities could not be truly equal. Brown v. Board of Education (1954) extended this, declaring state-mandated racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional, as segregated schools were inherently unequal and violated the 14th Amendment's equal protection clause. Together, these cases demonstrated that segregated schools failed to provide equal educational opportunities for minority students.

Answer:

C. Showed that segregated schools were unfair to minority students