All of the following were changes in the 1950s and 60s that tended to bring about more fluid race relations EXCEPT
a. New opportunities opened to blacks and other minorities in the expanding economy
b. The position of minorities was safe enough for them to make demands for more equality
c. Whites, especially in the middle class, were less threatened by minority gains than in the past
d. Whites were less receptive to court rulings against discrimination and segregation
ANS: d
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