After the University of Mississippi admitted James Meredith in 1962, the federal government sent marshals to

Federal marshals were sent to enforce James Meredith’s right to enroll at the University of Mississippi and protect him from the violent white mob resisting his admission. They were not there to delay his attendance or prevent other African Americans from enrolling; the correct choice is “protect him from white students who were rioting in response.”

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