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AssignmentMultiple Choice

The Civil Rights Movement Begins

Question 21 • 11011de2 CONNECTED Fall 2026 NM-US History and Geography S2

The Southern Manifesto is an example of

Answer
A
resistance to desegregation by some in the white South.
B
Southern plans to desegregate the schools.
C
federal plans to force integration in Southern schools.

Explanation

The Southern Manifesto was a 1956 statement signed by many Southern members of Congress condemning the Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision. Its signers urged resistance to school desegregation, so it illustrates resistance to desegregation by some in the white South.

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