Which of the Following Statements Best Illustrates the Immediate Reaction

question 28

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best illustrates the immediate reaction to Brown v. Board of Education (1954) ?

• A) Despite widespread resistance, programs to desegregate the public schools were enacted almost immediately.
• B) Little was accomplished until the president and Congress backed up the Supreme Court decision with civil rights legislation.
• C) Violence and unrest erupted nationwide within two weeks of the Supreme Court's opinion.
• D) The opinion was later reversed by Plessy v. Ferguson because the Court had overstepped its authority in interpreting the "equal protection" clause.
• E) None of the above