In response to court-ordered desegregation, the states of the Deep South responded with a carefully planned tactic known as

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Massive resistance was a coordinated effort by Southern states to resist court-ordered desegregation in the 1950s and 1960s. It involved a wide range of tactics, including closing public schools, cutting off funding for public education, and even resorting to violence and intimidation. It was a deliberate attempt to maintain the racial status quo and to prevent African Americans from achieving full equality under the law.

In Response to Court-Ordered Desegregation, the States of the Deep