Brittany's mother was a heroin addict who spent many years in prison. brittany was raised in an impoverished, crime-ridden neighborhood by her maternal grandmother who adored brittany and involved her in church and enrichment activities. brittany is now a successful clinical social worker who is happily married. some researchers would attribute her successful outcome to what is called a of her grandmother.

Which best explains why the supreme court’s decision in plessy v. ferguson was unconstitutional? the supreme court’s ruling allowed states to deny equal protection to any person within its jurisdiction. since the 14th amendment did not make concessions for people born outside the us, the supreme court’s decision could not be applied. the supreme court’s decision gave individual states the freedom to make their own laws in relation to non-whites. since segregation laws did not provide equal protections or liberties to non-whites, the ruling was not consistent with the 14th amendment.