Excerpt from the “Southern Manifesto” on Integration, 1956
We regard the decision of the Supreme Court in the school cases as a clear abuse of judicial power. It climaxes a trend in the Federal judiciary undertaking to legislate, in derogation of the authority of Congress, and to encroach upon the reserved rights of the States and the people.
The original Constitution does not mention education. Neither does the 14th amendment nor any other amendment. The debates preceding the submission of the 14th amendment clearly show that there was no intent that it should affect the systems of education maintained by the States.
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As admitted by the Supreme Court in the public school case (Brown v. Board of Education), the doctrine of separate but equal schools "apparently originated in Roberts v. City of Boston . . . (1849), upholding school segregation against attack as being violative of a State constitutional guarantee of equality."
Use the excerpt from the “Southern Manifesto” on integration to answer the question.
The “Southern Manifesto” on integration cites Roberts v. City of Boston as establishing a precedent for
A.
segregated schools.
B.
integrated schools.
C.
desegregated schools.
D.
neighborhood schools.