Question

What conclusion can be drawn from this text?

"The South's adoption of extreme racism was due not so much to a conversion, but to a relaxation of the opposition. All the elements of fear, jealousy, proscription, hatred and fanaticism had long been present, as they were present in various degrees of intensity in any society. What enabled them to rise to dominence was not so much cleverness or ingenuity as it was a general weakening and discrediting of the numerous forces that had hitherto kept them in check."


A) Fighting for civil rights is what caused segregation in the first place.
B) Opposition itself is what helped segregation to flourish in all parts of the country.
C) Society itself encouraged and accepted segregation in all parts of the United States.
D) Segregation was a natural progress of any nation to wanting to have full civil rights.

Answer 1

Answer is C Society itself encouraged and accepted segregation in all parts of the United States.

Answer 2

C) Society itself encouraged and accepted segregation in all parts of the United States.

Step-by-step explanation:

The conclusion that can be drown from this text is that society itself encouraged and accepted segregation in all parts of the United States because it mentions that elements like jealousy and hatred had been present in the society for a long time as well as racism.