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which speaker would most likely have supported arkansas governor orval faubus in 1954?

speaker 1: segregation is one of the most insidious forces in our society because the people with the most power are protected from seeing its results. it’s easy to live with invisible injustice.

speaker 2: the civil rights activists blew off some steam at the march on washington. now, hopefully, we can get back to business as usual.

speaker 3: those communists in our federal government want to force us to integrate public schools even though the majority here is against it. what happened to our freedom to decide for ourselves?

speaker 4: in principle, it is right to desegregate public schools — but it may be dangerous to force that policy on a public that is not yet ready for it.

a. speaker 4
b. speaker 2
c. speaker 1
d. speaker 3

Explanation:

Orval Faubus opposed school integration, using states' rights and opposing federal intervention. Speaker 3 claims federal (Communist - coded) forces want to force integration against local majority will, echoing Faubus's stance on states' rights and opposing integration. Speaker 1 opposes segregation, Speaker 2 downplays civil rights, Speaker 4 is cautious but acknowledges desegregation's principle (Faubus opposed in principle too). Speaker 3's rhetoric aligns with Faubus's opposition to federal - forced integration.

Answer:

D. Speaker 3