Which of the following assessments of the civil rights movement is most accurate?
a. the movement came as a great surprise and was predicted only by a few.
b. the movement was centered in student organizations and college protests.
c. the movement invigorated white americans just like black americans.
d. although well-intentioned, the civil rights movement slowed down progress toward equality.
e. the movement grew popular at a time when whites had largely given up on the practice of segregation.