Which of the following is true about the Southern Manifesto?
A) It was written in 1845.
B) Southern officials declared that their states were not bound by Supreme Court decisions outlawing racial segregation.
C) It argued in favor of national government power.
D) The doctrine of states' rights was declared null and void.
E) The Tenth Amendment was basically rendered useless.

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The Southern Manifesto was a document written and signed by Southern members of Congress in 1956, in response to the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education. The document declared that the Southern states were not bound by Supreme Court decisions outlawing racial segregation and that the states had the right to "resist" integration efforts.

Which of the Following Is True About the Southern Manifesto