John Brown was an American abolitionist who advocated insurrection as a means to end slavery in the United States. For his activities outside the law, Brown was accused of treason against the Commonwealth of Virginia, found guilty and hanged.
Prior to his death and after his sentencing, a large number of prominent figures raised money and wrote speeches in his defense. One of this people was Ralph Waldo Emerson. Emerson presented Brown as a common, everyday man who had strong ideals and felt compelled to act upon them. This was intended to present Brown as an admirable man and to invoke sympathy among the people by identifying themselves with him.
“SETA” means Sector Education and Training
Authority in South Africa. Its advantages are:
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</span>Giving the needed skills development (for the
economy) of the citizens in South Africa
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</span>Through Skills Development Levies Act the skills
of the people are collected and earn the money allocated for education and
training.
<span>Its disadvantages maybe:</span>
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</span>The training cannot accommodate everyone
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</span>And the training is more inclined to nation-based
rather than world-based
The Supreme Court ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson was the decision to maintain the constitutionality of racial segregation.
In the Brown v. Board of Education case the court ruled that the segregation in schools was unconstitutional and this ruling thus overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson decision.
Question: How does the excerpt relate to the premises of Brown v. Board of Education?
Answer: B. The Brown case addresses whether public institutions can legally be divided by race.
