What Did the Busing Issue Illustrate About America in the 1970s

question 92

Multiple Choice

What did the busing issue illustrate about America in the 1970s?

• A) the existence of white hostility toward a strong and powerful government who they believed was taking away their "rights" and "freedoms"
• B) that more highways needed to be built
• C) that highways and automobiles were key to promoting rural growth
• D) that stopping segregation was in the best interests of blacks and whites alike
• E) that the Supreme Court would not express itself in terms of racial discrimination

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