Question

1. what supreme court decision directly led to the debate and actions (like the sibley commission) taken by the georgia state government regarding public school segregation?

a. plessy v. ferguson (1896)
b. dred scott v. sandford (1857)
c. brown v. board of education (1954)
d. miranda v. arizona (1966)

Explanation:

• Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) established the "separate but equal" doctrine, which upheld segregation rather than sparking debate to end it.
• Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) centered on enslaved people's citizenship, not public school segregation.
• Brown v. Board of Education (1954) overturned "separate but equal," ruling racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional. This directly forced states like Georgia to address segregation, leading to responses like the Sibley Commission to debate how to implement desegregation.
• Miranda v. Arizona (1966) focused on criminal suspect rights, not school segregation.

Answer:

C. Brown v. Board of Education (1954)