When Local and State Politicians Opposed Busing Children to Desegregate

question 2

Multiple Choice

When local and state politicians opposed busing children to desegregate schools by saying that it was an assault by the government on American family and community ideals , they were

• A) Supporting racial integration of schools.
• B) Using code words to indirectly challenge racial themes .
• C) Expressing the verdict of U.S. courts that busing was illegal.
• D) Articulating the position of "massive resistance" to desegregation.
• E) Reminding the federal government of their obligations to enforce civil rights laws.