Read the following selection from the section "Judge Calls Segregation 'An Evil' That Must Be Eliminated." 1. The plaintiffs took great risks. After the lawsuits were filed, a number of plaintiffs and their family members lost their jobs. The
retaliation was arguably most severe in South Carolina. Whites burned down the house and church of a particularly energized
plaintiff, the Reverend Joseph A. DeLaine. They reportedly fired gunshots at him one night. DeLaine fled and never returned. Judge
Waring was also forced out. Facing death threats, he retired in 1952 and moved to New York City.
Which CENTRAL idea of the article is MOST supported by the selection above?
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Many plaintiffs were punished and threatened for their involvement in cases to end segregation.
Many plaintiffs in Brown v. Board of Education decided that it would be easier to file the lase in lower courts.
People on both sides of the segregation argument were fairly moderate and nonviolent.
New York City was a very accepting and free city where people could go to flee segregation in the South.
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