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Did White People in the South Immediately Agree with the New Laws and Treat African-Americans as Equals? No, Many White People Were

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Did white people in the South immediately agree with the new laws and treat African-Americans as equals? No, many white people were angered by the new laws and ignored them. President Johnson said that everyone had to follow the new laws. Yes, everyone accepted and followed the new laws.

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No, not all white people in the South immediately agreed with the new laws and treated African-Americans as equals. Many were angered and ignored the new laws. President Johnson's statement doesn't reflect the immediate and universal acceptance of the new laws; resistance and discrimination persisted.