Question

Which statement best describes the backlash to the civil rights movement in the 1980s?

A. Many white voters believed that government programs that were supposed to prevent discrimination gave some groups of people special treatment.
B. Many white voters believed that the federal government didn't have a role to play in preventing discrimination, and these programs should be run by the states instead.
C. Many white voters believed that government programs to prevent discrimination weren't as important as stopping the Cold War or building military defenses.
D. Many white voters believed that government programs that were supposed to prevent discrimination didn't actually stop discrimination.​

Answer 1

Many white voters in the 1980s had different beliefs regarding government programs to prevent discrimination.

Step-by-step explanation:

The backlash to the civil rights movement in the 1980s can be described as:

Option A: Many white voters believed that government programs that were supposed to prevent discrimination gave some groups of people special treatment.

Option B: Many white voters believed that the federal government didn't have a role to play in preventing discrimination, and these programs should be run by the states instead.

Option C: Many white voters believed that government programs to prevent discrimination weren't as important as stopping the Cold War or building military defenses.

Option D: Many white voters believed that government programs that were supposed to prevent discrimination didn't actually stop discrimination.

Answer 2

Answer: D

Step-by-step explanation:

The NAACP’s legal strategy against segregated education culminated in the 1954 Supreme Court’s landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision. African Americans gained the formal, if not the practical, right to study alongside their white peers in primary and secondary schools. The decision fueled an intransigent, violent resistance during which Southern states used a variety of tactics to evade the law.