The virtual paradigm of segregation was changed instantly by the law. The actual paradigm of segregation was changed gradually by people doing what the law allowed--sometimes at great personal risk. It took courage.
And BTW I'm pretty sure that was Rice's point. It sounds like she didn't know the possible danger, but her family reinforced her actions after the fact as GOOD, thus reinforcing the value of courage in standing up for your rights as a human being.
Your original response implied that Dr. Rice made the story up. All your follow-on arguments (up to #50 anyway) are legalistic nit picks. She may not have been breaking the law, but she was breaking the rules. She did NOT make up the story.
You are setting up strawmen all over the place to try to bring Rice down. It ain't working. The difference between the virtual and the actual--and the ability to understand that difference--is the difference between unintelligent intellectuals and the intelligence of realists. IMO.
How could you possibly know Rice did NOT make up the story?