The chapter introduction tells the story of a schoolgirl and a teacher to make the point that
A. adult white southerners, steeped in racial stereotypes, could not adjust to school integration.
B. education was an important focus of the liberal agenda for reform.
C. the civil rights movement's emphasis on integration actually proved a failure.
D. the wrenching changes of the 1960s, which affected most Americans, grew out of the social trends and conditions of the 1950s.
Answer: D
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