| The most dramatic social change in the United States during the 20th century was the racial desegregation of public facilities. |
| To achieve desegregation in the South, nonviolent tactics were often successful. |
| Throughout history you would be considered open-minded if you supported desegregation, or women's suffrage, or even democracy. |
| Yet, despite decades of attempted desegregation initiatives, an overwhelming number of classrooms remain segregated. |
| In September 1957 federal troops were sent to Little Rock, Arkansas, to enforce school desegregation. |
| President Nixon solidified public opposition to federal desegregation of the suburbs at a time when the nation was poised for change. |
