In response to a court order allowing James Meredith to enroll at the

In response to a court order allowing James Meredith to enroll at the University of Mississippi in 1962, the state governor, Ross Barnett,

A) called out the state militia to occupy and close the university.
B) called on the governors of other southern states to accept the reality of desegregation.
C) launched a publicity campaign to attract African-American students, who had been excluded from other state universities, to the University of Mississippi.
D) promised there would be no integration while he was governor and inspired a white riot that had to be put down by federal marshals and troops.

ANSWER
Answer: D