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The Civil Rights Movement Begins

Question 9 • 11011de2 CONNECTED Fall 2026 NM-US History and Geography S2

Who called for “massive resistance” by southern politicians to the Brown decision?

Answer
A
Earl Warren
B
Harry Byrd
C
Orval Faubus
D
Thurgood Marshall

Explanation

Virginia senator Harry Byrd called for “massive resistance” to the Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision. He urged Southern politicians and states to resist school desegregation. Earl Warren led the Court that issued the decision, Orval Faubus opposed integration in Arkansas, and Thurgood Marshall argued the case for the students.

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