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Which statement describes public reaction to the Brown v. Board of Education case?


A.

Northern school boards brought a new case to the Supreme Court to overturn integration.


B.

Many southern communities closed their public schools rather than integrate.


C.

Black children throughout the South enrolled in white schools immediately.


D.

Many blacks in the North moved south to take advantage of integrated schools.

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mathasker3

Public reaction to the Brown v. Board of Education case would be Many southern communities closed their public schools rather than integrate (B)

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The correct answer is "B".

The Southern States were initially reluctant to accept the Supreme Court's ruling regarding the "Brown vs Board of Education" case in 1954. As an immediate response, many schools decided to suspend their activities in protest for the ruling.

The Court had issued a second opinion of the case, which delegated future desegregation cases to lower federal courts and school boards in order to "speed up with the desegregation process". However, by doing this, they gave the power to these institutions remain idle regarding these cases, as many local school officials defied the ruling.

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