One reason the NAACP's strategy of using the courts to further black civil rights worked was that it
A. avoided focusing on the clearest abuses.
B. presented broad economic demands to whites.
C. avoided direct confrontation with a conservative Supreme Court.
D. did not require a broad legislative alliance.
E. avoided the complications that often surround appellate processes.
Answer: D
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