What was the Supreme Court's ruling in Brown v.Board of Education of Topeka?
A)Before questioning suspects,police must inform them of their rights.
B)Racially segregated schools were unconstitutional because they were inherently unequal.
C)Prosecutors were prevented from using illegally obtained evidence in a criminal trial.
D)States have the power to regulate sexual relations between consenting adults.

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The Supreme Court's ruling in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka was that racially segregated schools were unconstitutional because they were inherently unequal. This ruling overturned the "separate but equal" doctrine established by Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896. The Court found that segregation in public education denied African American children the equal protection of the laws guaranteed by the 14th Amendment.

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