What was the "Southern Manifesto"?
A) the declaration of secession by the Confederate states in 1860
B) the protest against the enforced passage of the Fourteenth Amendment in 1868
C) the statement issued by southern congressmen in 1956 that said states were not bound to obey Supreme Court decisions outlawing racial segregation
D) the statement preceding the migration of white southerners to the Republican Party in 1968
E) the act of Congress that officially ended the Civil War in 1865

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The Southern Manifesto was a statement issued by southern congressmen in 1956 that said states were not bound to obey Supreme Court decisions outlawing racial segregation. It opposed the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education, which declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional. The manifesto was signed by 101 members of Congress, all but two of whom were Democrats from southern states.

What Was the "Southern Manifesto