The movement for civil rights in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s
A. was strongly opposed by Malcolm X, a white political leader from Illinois.
B. inspired a "white backlash" which aided a national trend toward greater political conservatism
C. received no governmental support until 1974.
D. was a catalyst which energized the Indian and black minorities, who together composed thirty-four percent of the nation's population.
E. finally achieved the right to vote for all black American adults as a result of the Proclamation of 1953.
Answer: B
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