Social Studies

Katie

12 April, 11:05

How did the Georgia legislature respond to the U. S. Supreme Court's decision in Brown vs. Board of Education?

A. Georgia's legislature had no reaction to the decision.

B. Georgia's legislature filed for an appeal with the U. S. Supreme Court.

C. Georgia's legislature enforced the decision of the Supreme Court's, acknowledging that federal law took priority and all schools were quickly desegregated.

D. Georgia's legislature revoked the Supreme Court decision, claiming it did not apply to Georgia. State legislatures across the South passed laws to protect segregation and the "southern way of life."