POP QUIZ (James Meredith enters Ole Miss)

Fifty years ago today, James Meredith became the first African American to enroll in a segregated Southern university, an event that sparked rioting on the campus and in the nearby town.

1. What school did Meredith attend?
a) University of Alabama
b) University of Mississippi
c) University of Virginia
d) University of Georgia
2. Meredith was a Korean War veteran of this branch of the service.
a) Air Force
b) Army
c) Marines
d) Navy
3. What governor stood in Meredith's way when he first attempted to enter the university on Sept. 20?
a) George Wallace
b) Lester Maddox
c) Ross Barnett
d) Orval Faubus
4. Which president sent in about 400 U.S. deputy marshalls and 1,000 federal troops to ensure Meredith's registration?
a) Harry Truman
b) Dwight Eisenhower
c) John Kennedy
d) Lyndon Johnson
5. How many people were killed and injured in the hours-long battle that ensued?
a) None
b) Two killed, at least 75 injured
c) Five killed, hundreds injured
d) Thirteen killed, hundreds injured
6. True or False:  African American slodiers were not included in the units sent in to quell the violence.
7. This Justice Department representative ---- later Editorial Board editor of The Inquirer ---- and three deputy marshalls accompanied Meredith to class the next day.
a) John Seigenthaler
b) Nicholas Katzenbach
c) Ted Sorenson
d) Ed Guthmann
8. True or False : The son of the segregationist governorwas among those whose unit was activated to enforce the court order to admit Meredith.
9. The town where the university was located was also the home of this Southern writer.
a) Eudora Welty
b) William Faulkner
c) Harper Lee
d) Truman Capote
10. Meredith later worked for this U.S. senator from North Carolina.
a) Jesse Helms
b) Strom Thurmond
c) John Stennis
d) Trent Lott



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Answers : 1. b  ; 2. a  ; 3. c  ; 4. c  ; 5. b  ; 6. False  ; 7. d  ; 8. True  ; 9. b  ; 10. a