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According to James Patterson, liberal ascendancy originated from the negligence of civil

rights. This undermined racial equality which Dr. King was promoting. He believed that through

consensus the nation could move forward with a liberal program to expand opportunity. During

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Poverty in America was also a mastermind for liberal ascendancy where most people

were seemingly stuck on the bottom of American society. The key contributors to poverty

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corps (vocational training. The Americans feared with federal funding the government would
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involve the grass routes into planning and administration of the programs designed to help them

also contributed to poverty in the rural economy.

The existence of national origins (quota) system contributed to liberal ascendancy. People

from all parts of the world were restricted from entering the United States. However, this

undermined equality and contributed to low economic activity. Contrary, this was eliminated by

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According to Maurice Isserman and Michael Kazin, the rapid decline that followed is
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explained by the persistent divide between the whites and the blacks in the metropolitan areas. Commented [G12]: Inserted: the
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This is because the blacks lacked the geographic mobility to adapt to the changing labor market. Commented [G14]: Inserted: the
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Some national organizations such as the NAACP were declared illegal and their members
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reconstituted themselves to Alabama Christian Movement that advocated for human rights. The

president was not pleased with this reconstitution and he mobilized people to riot, picket and

boycott. A decision was reached to desegregate the armed forces amid cries of treason. Rudolph
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promised that if the services were not desegregated he would lead a massive of civil

disobedience.