The 14th and 15th Amendments protected African Americans' right to citizenship and the right to vote. Which is true of how Southern States responded to the 14th and 15th Amendments following Reconstruction?

A) Southern States reluctantly agreed to and followed the 14th and 15th Amendments.

B) Southern States passed what became know as the "Corrupt Bargain" to nullify these amendments.

C) Most southerners protested that these amendments were unconstitutional without first passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

D) Southern States passed "Jim Crow laws" to suppress black voters and maintain segregation.