Question

african americans opportunities for education, economic advancement, and social equity

• plessy v. ferguson: in 1896, the supreme court upheld jim crow laws in the case of plessy v. ferguson, ruling that racial segregation was legal if the facilities were \equal.\ however, in practice, the facilities for black people were vastly inferior.
• educational suppression: jim crow laws targeted african american education by segregating schools, which limited their opportunities for advancement.
• segregation: jim crow laws mandated separate public spaces for white and black people, including schools, restaurants, and transportation. legalized inequality did lasting harm to african americans and their economic prosperity.
• brown v. board: plessy v. ferguson was finally overturned in the case of brown v. board of education in 1954, which ruled that separate but equal was inherently unequal.

when was plessy v. ferguson overturned?
1906
1954
1965

Explanation:

From the text, it is stated that Plessy v. Ferguson was overturned in the case of Brown v. Board of Education in 1954. So we check the options and find that 1954 is one of the options.

Answer:

B. 1954 (assuming the middle option is labeled as B, with text "1954")