The text authors accuse local, state, and national authorities of “a f

The text authors accuse local, state, and national authorities of “a failure of leadership” in implementing the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education. What evidence demonstrates the truth of this accusation?

What will be an ideal response?

ANSWER
Consider: President Eisenhower believed the decision was a mistake and generally did not comment on its implementation. This likely emboldened southern resistance to implementing the decision. The result was a series of direct confrontations such as the one that occurred at Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.