James Meredith

Question 1

Desegregation of universities 1956-62

Answer 1

Georgia called on students to accept desegregation in 1961
1962 East Carolina took in first black students with little violence

Question 2

James Meredith and Missiisippi Universities

Answer 2

-Mississippi Universities (Oxford, Mississippi).
-1962 attempts to desegregate universities
-riots outside uni, cameral man attacked
-one black student wanted to go to this university but riots broke out
-6,000 federal troops sent out
-greatest crisis the south had faced since civil war

Question 3

James Meredith applies to Mississippi

Answer 3

Rejected by Mississippi university in 1961, reapplied in 1962 with NAACP arguing on his side that he was rejected for being black. Supreme court ordered the uni to admit him but it disobeyed by stopping him from entering

Question 4

Barnett

Answer 4

(State govenor) and some of the uni officials were WCC menpmbers

Question 5

Events of 30th September

Answer 5

Meredith went to register accompanied by approx 500 federal officers. They were attacked by a mob of 300, many armed

Question 6

State police reaction to mob

Answer 6

State police did little to stop cars of men armed with bricks, firebombs and other misiles. Guns were fired and street lights were shot out.
Marshalls only had teargas.

Question 7

JFK reaction to mob

Answer 7

Spoke on TV and radio calling for calm but he was ignored by the mob which continued and chanted in favour of Barnett

Question 8

Consequences of mob

Answer 8

Two civilians died 245-375 injured. 160 federal marshalls injured, 28 of them shot.

Question 9

Final Outcome

Answer 9

Kennedy sent 30,000 Federal troops who eventually stopped riots. Meredith registered 1st October, spent whole year guarded by troops