How did the New Deal pave the way for civil rights? * It gave the federal government additional ways to force state governments into
abolishing segregation.
It caused a collapse of the Southern tenant farming, the primary economic reason for
segregation
It redistributed wealth from the upper to the lower classes, increasing African
American economic power.
It alienated Southern conservatives while attracting African Americans, causing the
Democrats to oppose segregation.
Which Supreme Court case struck down the central logic of segregation?