Supreme Court decisions in such 1940s cases as Smith v. Allwright, Morgan v. Virginia, and Shelley v. Kramer suggest that by the 1950s ___________________________.
A. environmentalists had little reason to expect help from the Supreme Court
B. the NAACP had some reason to hope for a favorable ruling in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
C. big business could be virtually sure of a sympathetic hearing in the Supreme Court
D. labor unions had no reason to expect pro-labor rulings from the Supreme Court
Answer: B
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