In the case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954) the U. S. Supreme court held that . a. Ethnic minorities have no rights to equal treatment by the government b. Public school segregation of races violates the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment c. The national government does not have the power to force any type of action on local school boards d. Separation of races for a reason such as education is not a violation of the Constitution

b. Public school segregation of races violates the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment

Explanation:

In Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court held that school segregation was unconstitutional, even if the segregated school facilities had the same amenities and services, which was the argument of the governors and politicians from the South who were in favour of School segreation (and segregation in general).

This was a landmark decision because it would serve as the initial step for the Civil Rights Movement, which would explode in the 1960s and which would result in the disegregation of all other public and private facilities in the American South.