Although Brown v. Board of Education established that the segregation of schools was unconstitutional,

Brown v. Board of Education ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional, but the ruling did not immediately integrate schools. Many white Southerners and state officials resisted the change, sometimes using laws, protests, or school closures to delay integration. Therefore, the correct choice is “many white Southerners strongly resisted integration.”

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