The Universities of Alabama and Mississippi were able to integrate because ...

1. their governors decided to accept it.

2. civil rights activists led nonviolent protests.

3. the federal government became involved.

4. the state government became involved.

The correct answer is 3. the federal government became involved.

The Universities of Alabama and Mississippi became integrated after the federal government intervened to ensure that the blacks who had been admitted were allowed in. In Mississippi, President Kennedy sent troops to escort Meredith who had been admitted. In Alabama, he federalized the national Guard