Which of the following was a direct result of the decision in brown v. board of education?

a. individual states were allowed to choose whether or not to segregate their public schools.

b. the fourteenth amendment was deemed outdated and revised to reflect the courts verdict.

c. the process of desegregation began in all public schools throughout the country.

d. the connection between self-esteem and learning was made a top national priority.

The correct answer is C. As a direct result of the decision in Brown v. Board of Education, the process of desegregation began in all public schools throughout the country.

The immediate outcome of this decision was the end of de jure racial segregation in American public education institutions (although in fact it continued for several more years in several localities), when it was determined by the judges that the "Equal Protection Clause" of the 14th Amendment of the Constitution was being violated. The decision paved the way for desegregation in the country's public institutions and became a landmark for the Civil Rights Movement in the United States.

d. it adversely affected american productivity