While Brown v. Board of Education was largely concerned with U.S. public schools, the Supreme Court’s assertion in its decision that so-called “separate but equal” facilities were inherently unequal meant which of the following?

Select one:
A. segregation in any public facility would be unconstitutional.
B. some segregated public facilities were legal.
C. segregation was a flawed, but not unconstitutional system.
D. segregation would be extended to northern and western states.