In the early 1950s, senator joseph mccarthy earned national attention by
a) supporting national desegregation efforts.
b) almost winning multiple presidential elections.
c) falsely accusing many people of being communists.
d) challenging the president’s decision to use atomic weapons.

thurgood marshall

explanation: in 1954, thurgood marshall and a team of naacp attorneys won brown v. board of education of topeka, kansas. in this landmark decision, the supreme court held that segregation in public education violated the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment.