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Why did Governor Wallace resist enrolling African Americans in the University of Alabama?

A. He thought integration was a states’ rights issue.
B. He thought integration was an education issue.
C. He thought integration was a religious issue.
D. He thought integration was an economic issue.

User Madtyn
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A - He thought integration was a states’ rights issue.


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A is the correct answer, but it does hide the truth of the matter.

Governor George Wallace did oppose the integration of the University of Alabama because he believed that integration was a state's rights issue.

What this ignores is the reason. George Wallace did believe in state's rights but he was also a noted bigot and segregationist. George Wallace wanted integration to be a State's issue because he did not want the State of Alabama to integrate due to his feelings about African-Americans.

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