Question

which of the following best describes the circumstances that led to brown v. board of education?

nineteen senators and seventy - seven representatives signed a document called the southern manifesto.

orval faubus sent the arkansas national guard to block african american students from attending white schools.

a state university would not allow an african american law student to attend an all - white law school.

an 8 - year - old girl had to walk through a dangerous area to attend an african american school each day.

Explanation:

• The Southern Manifesto was a response after Brown v. Board, not a cause.
• Orval Faubus's action was part of resistance to the Brown decision's implementation, not a lead-up.
• The law school case refers to Sweatt v. Painter, a related but separate case.
• The scenario of the 8-year-old girl (Linda Brown, the plaintiff in the case) walking a dangerous route to a segregated Black school was the core circumstance that initiated the legal challenge leading to Brown v. Board of Education.

Answer:

D. An 8-year-old girl had to walk through a dangerous area to attend an African American school each day.