During the 1960s, many white families moved from the central cities to the suburbs, thereby escaping required school busing programs.This movement out of the city was commonly called
A)decentralization.
B)bus busting.
C)beltway sprawl.
D)white flight.

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The term commonly used for the movement of white families from central cities to the suburbs during the 1960s is "white flight." These families were seeking to avoid required school busing programs, in which students were sent to schools outside of their neighborhood in order to achieve racial integration. "Decentralization" could also apply to this trend, but it is not as specifically linked to the context of the 1960s and school busing. "Bus busting" is not a commonly used term in this context, and "beltway sprawl" refers specifically to the expansion of suburbs around highway systems.

During the 1960s, Many White Families Moved from the Central