Answer:
I just answered this.
A) The university should have admitted Meredith.
Patrick Henry was the 1 who wasn't present
It was a way for the sharecroppers to make some money, but they are always underpaid, and don't make enough to buy what they need, and only just barely scrape by. This makes the job as a sharecropper seem like their only choice.
Protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants