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In Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954), the Supreme Court stated that the plaintiffs "seek the aid of the courts in obtaining admission to the public schools of their community on a non-segregated basis. In each instance, they had been denied admission to schools attended by white children under laws requiring or permitting segregation according to race." The Supreme Court ruled "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal."Which of the following provisions of the United States Constitution did the Supreme Court use to strike down racial segregation in state public schools?A. The due process clause of the Fifth AmendmentB. The due process clause of the Fourteenth AmendmentC. The equal protection clause of the Fifth AmendmentD. The equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment

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