President Eisenhower believed that forced desegregation in the South as a result of the Brown v. Board decision would result in:
A. setting back progress in civil rights.
B. secession votes by state governments.
C. election of African American leaders.
D. violence by African American students.

President Eisenhower didn't openly back the Brown decision that stated that segregation in public schools was a violation of the 14th amendment. The president avoided speaking out in favor of the court's decree. Despite his silence, Eisenhower did uphold his constitutional responsibility to support the Supreme Court’s rulings.

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President Eisenhower believed that forced desegregation in the South as a result of the Brown v. Board decision would result in: A. setting back progress in civil rights. B. secession votes by state governments. C. election of African American leaders. D. violence by African American students.

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President Eisenhower believed that forced desegregation in the South as a result of the Brown v. Board decision would result in:
A. setting back progress in civil rights.
B. secession votes by state governments.
C. election of African American leaders.
D. violence by African American students.