One example of a policy that aimed chiefly to overcome de facto discrimination is
A)the Equal Rights Amendment.
B)the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
C)busing to achieve racial integration in the schools.
D)the Brown v.Board of Education of Topeka,Kansas ruling.
E)the Fourteenth Amendment.

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Busing was used as a means to overcome de facto segregation in the schools by transporting students from predominantly minority neighborhoods to predominantly white schools and vice versa. The purpose was to create more integrated schools and provide equal educational opportunities for all students, regardless of their race or ethnicity. The other options listed primarily address de jure discrimination (i.e. discrimination that was enshrined in law) rather than de facto discrimination (i.e. discrimination that exists in practice, regardless of whether it is explicitly sanctioned by law).

One Example of a Policy That Aimed Chiefly to Overcome