Ithinkmostobservers, whethertheyareblackorwhite or European or whatever, wouldsay that a lot of black progresshas beendue to the Civil RightsAct, because ofchanges in DE juresegregation.
In the 1970s and 1980s, issues such as affirmative action and school busing still riled up many, but dejure racial segregation was no longer considered acceptable by most.