In the Brown v. Board of Education case, segregated school districts were ordered to
A) double the funding for African American integrated schools.
B) desegregate their schools within the next ten years.
C) desegregate their schools "with all deliberate speed."
D) appoint a commission to study the Texas school system and make recommendations to the governor.
E) redraw school district lines to improve funding for all schools on a more equitable basis.

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In Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court ordered segregated schools to be desegregated "with all deliberate speed." This ruling marked the beginning of the end of legalized segregation in the United States. Option A is incorrect, as the ruling did not call for simply doubling the funding for African American schools. Option B is incorrect because the court did not set a specific deadline for desegregation, only that it be done with all deliberate speed. Option D is incorrect because the ruling did not appoint a commission or make recommendations to the governor. Option E is incorrect because the ruling did not call for the redrawing of school district lines.

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