[The Brown v. Board of Education decision] is destroying the amicable relations between the white and Negro races that have been created through ninety years of patient effort by the good people of both

Shay Te asked Sep 8, 2022

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[The Brown v. Board of Education decision] is destroying the amicable relations between the white and Negro races that have been created through ninety years of patient effort by the good people of both races. It has planted hatred and suspicion where there has been heretofore friendship and understanding.

–Southern Manifesto,
March 12, 1956

How does this passage characterize the relationship between whites and African Americans?

tense, but only due to the Brown v. Board of Education ruling
friendly and understanding due to mostly good relations
suspicious and filled with hate due to long-term struggles
uncomfortable due to decades of inequality and unfairness