Which statement best describes the importance of the U. S. Supreme Court decision in the case of Brown v. Board of Education in 1954?
A)
It made segregation legal as long as black and white people had equal
access to facilities
B)
It eliminated the legal basis for racial segregation in public schools
C)
It permitted local authorities to prosecute school officials who
desegregated their schools.
It ordered schools in all states to spend an equal amount of money to
educate black students and white students.
D)