Segregation Did Not End Simply Because the Supreme Court Ordered

question 60

Multiple Choice

Segregation did not end simply because the Supreme Court ordered it, because

• A) the intent of the Court was not shared by local policy-making officials.
• B) the Court decision only applied to the federal government.
• C) state laws were passed to invalidate the Court decision.
• D) the political elites were opposed to the Court decision.

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