The Supreme Court's ruling in Brown v. Board of Education (1954) declared that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. However, many Southern states refused to comply with the ruling, citing their right to nullify federal laws. This was known as the "nullification crisis" of the 1960s.
The federal government eventually prevailed, but the issue of states' rights and nullification remained a contentious issue throughout the 1960s and beyond.
i posted yesturday and the website i was directed to was for the 1800s. i need to know how nullification was still going on in the 1900s, but it can't be jury nullification
Did you investigate the states rights' issues during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s?
At that time, the Southern states insisted that their states' rights took precedence over the Supreme Court's ruling against school desegregation.
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