Impact of Legal Strategies in Civil Rights Movement

The Civil Rights Movement from the 1950s to the 1970s brought significant changes to U.S. laws and societal norms regarding racial equality. Among the various tactics employed by civil rights activists, one of the most notable was the use of legal challenges to segregation laws. One landmark case that emerged from this strategy was Brown v. Board of Education (1954), which directly challenged the constitutionality of racial segregation in public schools.

In assessing the impact of this movement and its strategies, which of the following outcomes can be most directly attributed to the efforts of this legal strategy?