The interracial coalition that had made possible the passage of major civil rights legislation in the mid-60s:

A) continued to pile up legislative successes for the rest of the decade.
B) was made stronger by the international prestige of Martin Luther King, Jr.
C) splintered later in the decade over issues such as the Vietnam War and the policies developed to implement civil rights reforms.
D) easily absorbed the challenge of black power activism.


Answer: C

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