What did the Supreme Court rule in Boynton v. Virginia (1960)?
a. States could not segregate interstate buses, trains or terminals.
b. School desegregation had to move forward "with all deliberate speed."
c. Racial discrimination in federal housing projects was unconstitutional.
d. Schools could not force children to participate in prayers.
ANSWER: a
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