Which constitutional amendment was central to the Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education?
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Correct answer: The Fourteenth Amendment
The Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause was central to Brown. The Court ruled that racial segregation in public schools denied African American children equal protection of the laws.
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