Gerald Rosenberg argues that the major factor contributing to school integration in the South was

a. the Supreme Court’s ruling in Brown v. Board of Education.
b. the threat from Congress and the executive to cut off federal educational funds to segregated school districts.
c. the Supreme Court’s ruling in Sweatt v. Painter
d. the election of more progressive southern governors during the 1960s and 1970s.


b. the threat from Congress and the executive to cut off federal educational funds to segregated school districts.

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