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 courtWhat was the purpose of the Southern Manifesto?