-What was one factor from the Sara Roberts case that resulted in the Massachusetts Supreme Court decision to justify segregated educational facilities in its state?
A) Racially segregated schools imposed inferiority and degradation on an entire race.
B) Schools for free blacks were roughly equal to schools for white children.
C) Attending white schools would mean that free blacks were taking on airs of superiority.
D) Free black children would have no opportunity to learn about their culture in white schools.

Question

-What was one factor from the Sara Roberts case that resulted in the Massachusetts Supreme Court decision to justify segregated educational facilities in its state?
A) Racially segregated schools imposed inferiority and degradation on an entire race. 
B) Schools for free blacks were roughly equal to schools for white children. 
C) Attending white schools would mean that free blacks were taking on airs of superiority. 
D) Free black children would have no opportunity to learn about their culture in white schools.

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The Massachusetts Supreme Court justified segregated educational facilities by asserting that schools for free blacks were roughly equal to schools for white children, suggesting that segregation did not imply inferiority or inequality in educational quality.

-What Was One Factor from the Sara Roberts Case That