Question

How was southern manifesto important?

Answer 1

because it was not from the north xD

Answer 2

jks

The "Southern Manifesto," as it came to be called, was an act of defiance by an oligarchy that had for too long blocked federal attempts to ensure basic rights to African Americans. It was a disgraceful sham, a statement of racism and raw power cloaked in the seductive language of principle and patriotism.

so it was important because....give it a guess :D