What did the Supreme Court order in Brown II in 1955?
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Correct answer: School desegregation should proceed with all deliberate speed
Brown II addressed how the Brown decision should be implemented. The Court instructed schools to desegregate with 'all deliberate speed,' a phrase that allowed some districts to delay integration.
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