Question

kennedys response

• in response to the governors violation of the brown v. board of education segregation ruling, president john f. kennedy sent the u.s. marshals to federalize the mississippi national guard.
• this meant the mississippi national guard was put under the command of the federal marshals.
• as a result, meredith was able to enroll and attend the university.

who did the mississippi governor call to block james meredith at the university of mississippi?
the mississippi national guard
the federal marshals
the u.s. president

Explanation:

The text states that in response to the governor's violation (presumably of blocking Meredith), Kennedy sent U.S. Marshals to federalize the Mississippi National Guard. This implies the governor had called the Mississippi National Guard to block Meredith.

Answer:

the Mississippi National Guard