It created a need for raw materials and markets
B - Some communities closed their schools rather than to integrate.
While some in the the south did not want to integrate their schools, some communities refused (but not most) and they figured out plans to delay integration, transfer students to different schools and close others.
That's the point, other than possibly the fact she was beautiful, he was just a nice guy who wanted to help her out. He was a good person.
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