Question

what was the purpose of the southern manifesto?
○ to serve as a guide for naacp leaders working towards desegregation in the south
○ to pledge to restore and maintain order and to ensure the protection of african american children during the desegregation of southern schools
○ to condemn the brown decision and declare an intention of southern governments to oppose integration
○ to challenge the brown ruling with an application for an appeal to the highest federal court

Explanation:

The Southern Manifesto was a 1956 document by Southern U.S. politicians. It formally rejected the U.S. Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision that ruled school segregation unconstitutional, and stated Southern governments' intent to resist racial integration of public schools.

Answer:

To condemn the Brown decision and declare an intention of Southern governments to oppose integration