What was the social impact of the decision in Brown v. Board of Education?

It increased support for segregation by business owners.

It strengthened the growing civil rights movement.

It reduced interest in public protest relating to civil rights issues.

It generated interest in the link between grades and emotions.

Answer: It strengthened the growing civil rights movement.

Context:

The basic principles of equal rights and due process are reflected in Brown v. Board of Education. The ruling established a foundation for the civil rights movement by affirming that the 14th Amendment applies to all rights and privileges of citizens, including access to education. Rights were being violated by states whose laws supported the segregation of schools. In the years that followed, the civil rights movement would press for further assurances and protections that all citizens' rights and privileges are respected in all areas of civic life.

Section 1 of the 14th Amendment, which provides a basis for the decision in Brown v. Board of Education, reads as follows:

All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.