What was the main reason African American parents sued a Kansas school board in 1954?

A. to advocate the desegregation of public schools

B. to promote nonviolent resistance as a means of achieving civil rights

C. to encourage the segregation of schools

D. to demand that their children's education be equal to white students' education

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Amy Sosa

22 December, 02:01

What was the main reason African American parents sued a Kansas school board in 1954?

A. to advocate the desegregation of public schools

B. to promote nonviolent resistance as a means of achieving civil rights

C. to encourage the segregation of schools

D. to demand that their children's education be equal to white students' education

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Dean Turner · Answer 1

The Browns and twelve other local black families in similar situations then filed a class action lawsuit in U. S. federal court against the Topeka Board of Education, alleging that its segregation policy was unconstitutional.

Explanation:

In many instances the schools for African American children were substandard ... with the documentation needed to file a lawsuit against the Topeka School Board. On May 17, 1954, at 12:52 p. m., the U. S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous. to separate children in public schools for no other reason than their race.