All of the following were factors preventing minorities from improving their status EXCEPT
A. underfunding by Congress of the Fair Deal programs that would have helped minorities.
B. the federal government's unwillingness to directly administer aid programs.
C. Truman's unwillingness to enforce laws passed by Congress.
D. southern Democrats' segregationism.
Answer: C
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