Which Statement Best Describes How the White South Reacted to the Brown

question 69

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes how the white South reacted to the Brown v. Board of Education decision?

• A) In opposition to integration, white southerners often burned down schools.
• B) While the general public was outraged, southern congressional politicians supported the Supreme Court's decisions.
• C) Southerners worked closely with the NAACP, cooperating when they could to integrate schools.
• D) Some states closed the public schools rather than integrate, and offered white children the choice to opt out of integrated schools.

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Definitions:

Jugular Foramen

A large opening in the base of the skull, through which the internal jugular vein and several important nerves pass.

Sella Turcica

A saddle-shaped depression in the sphenoid bone at the base of the human skull, which houses the pituitary gland.

Carotid Canal

A passageway in the temporal bone of the skull through which the internal carotid artery enters the cranial cavity.

Occipital

Referring to the occipital bone or region, located at the back and lower part of the skull, or the occipital lobe in the brain responsible for vision processing.