What reaction did many white southerners have to the Brown v. Board of Education decision? A. Many openly violated or disobeyed the law. B. Many agreed to partial compliance. C. Southern leaders ensured full integration of schools and other facilities in the South. D. Southern leaders punished those who did not comply with the decision.

Option: A. Many openly violated or disobeyed the law.

Explanation:

The Brown v. Board of Education decision denied the concept of separate but equal. After the Civil War, the Southern found a way to keep the African Americans separate by introducing the segregation laws. These laws separated African Americans from the white by building different schools, public places, parks, etc. When the Brown v. Board of Education decision declared the same school to everyone, most southerners had no plan of desegregating their schools.