Starter quiz
- Which civil rights organisation was founded in 1957 following the success of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
- CORE
- SCLC ✓
- NAACP
- SNCC
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- Which of the following civil rights organisations was founded in 1909?
- SNCC
- CORE
- NAACP ✓
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- In which year was the landmark ruling Brown v Topeka?
- 1957
- 1954 ✓
- 1955
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- Which organisation was known for using violence to intimidate civil rights activists?
- Filibuster
- Dixiecrat
- KKK ✓
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- The ______ laws mandated the segregation of public schools, public places, and public transportation, and the segregation of restrooms, restaurants, and drinking fountains for whites and blacks.
- 'Jim Crow' ✓
- In which area was Elizabeth Eckford photographed trying to enter school whilst being jeered at by angry mob?
- Montgomery
- Greensboro
- Little Rock ✓
- Topeka
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Exit quiz
- To ______ means to officially register as a student on a university course is.
- 'enrol' ✓
- At which university did James Meredith want to register as the first black student?
- Jackson State University
- the University of Mississippi ✓
- Little Rock University
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- Which legal team helped Meredith file a case against the university?
- NAACP ✓
- CORE
- SNCC
- SCLC
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- In which year did the Supreme Court rule that the University of Mississippi had to enrol James Meredith?
- 1955
- 1957
- 1961
- 1962 ✓
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- The correct name given to the battle that happened when James Meredith arrived on campus escorted by federal troops is __________.
- The Battle of Mississippi
- The Battle of Oxford ✓
- The Battle of Alabama
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- Which governor said that they would “stand in the schoolhouse door” of any black student who attempted to enrol at the University of Alabama?
- Orval Faubus
- George Wallace ✓
- Ross Barnett
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Key learning points
- After the Brown v. Topeka ruling, many universities were slow to desegregate in the south - if at all.
- James Meredith had tried several times to enrol at the University of Mississippi, with no success.
- With the support of President Kennedy, James Meredith enrolled at the University of Mississippi in 1962.
- Federal intervention in the James Meredith case led to the 'Battle of Oxford'.
- Despite continued resistance across the south, federal intervention showed that attitudes were changing.
Common misconception
US presidents would only use federal intervention when pressured by the media.
Kennedy marked a change in the involvement of the president, as he was not pressured by the media to use federal intervention to support Meredith. Unlike in Little Rock, Kennedy's support came before the outbreak of violence from white Americans.
Keywords
Enrol - to enrol means to officially register as a student on a university course
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