History

Hailey Schaefer

2 December, 22:29

How did the movement for civil rights in South Carolina influence the resistance to

school integration?

A: South Carolina, as a state, shut down its public school system as a way to avoid

integration and any further court cases.

B: Leaders in South Carolina took court decisions concerning segregation seriously as they began to integrate schools sooner than other southern states.

C: Separate schools were maintained in South Carolina and any changes to funding

for schools was resisted as a result of postwar economic decline.

D: Despite the Supreme Court's decisions, South Carolina's political leaders were determined to maintain segregated schools regardless of the costs.