What was the central issue in Brown v. Board of Education?
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Correct answer: Whether racial segregation in public schools violated the Constitution
Brown v. Board of Education focused on whether segregated public schools violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Supreme Court ruled that separate public schools based on race were unconstitutional.
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