Question

Political leaders such as George Wallace, Orval Faubus, and Lester Maddox were committed to the idea of —

rights for farm workers

women’s rights

racial segregation

school integration

Answer 1

C.

Step-by-step explanation:

George Wallace was the governor of Alabama who supported racial segregartion. He is known for blocking the way of two African-American students and prevent them from entering the University of Alabama.

Orval Faubus was the governor of Arkansas and is known fro defying the Supreme Court's order for school integration. He called the Arkansas National Guard preventing nine African-American students from enrolling in the Central High School, Little Rock.

Lester Maddox was elected as the governor of Georgia in 1966 and refused to lay Martin Luther King Jr. after his assassination.

Therefore, the correct answer is that all three supported racial segregation. Thus option C is correct.