*[http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_was_the_Southern_Manifesto What was the Southern Manifesto?], a document written by legislators of United States Congress opposing racial integration in public places signed by 96 Democratic lawmakers; there were no Republican senators at that time from the former [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] states and fewer than ten U.S. representatives from the region.
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*[http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_was_the_Southern_Manifesto What was the Southern Manifesto?], a document written by legislators of United States Congress opposing racial integration in public places signed by ninety-six Democratic lawmakers; there were no Republican senators at that time from the former [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] states. Two House Republicans from Virginia were the only members of their party to sign the manifesto.