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QuizMultiple Choice

Fighting for Equality and Civil Rights

Question 7 • OK-Oklahoma History -CA- 37411A

How did Oklahoma City’s school districts integrate public schools beginning in the early 1970s?

Answer
A
by enforcing laws that constructed new schools in African American neighborhoods
B
by creating new district lines to represent whites and African Americans more equally
C
by busing students to cross-town districts to help schools integrate
D
by requiring white residents to relocate to historically African American neighborhoods

Explanation

Beginning in the early 1970s, Oklahoma City used busing to bring students from different neighborhoods together in schools. In particular, students were transported across town to encourage racial integration. This matches choice C, “by busing students to cross-town districts to help schools integrate.”

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