You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.

[Q]: Category: EPITAPHS 
Clue: "Subject of the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in 1857 which denied citizenship to the Negro"
[A]: dred scott


[Q]: Category: MEN OF LETTERS 
Clue: Vidiadhar Surajprasad...
[A]: v.s. naipaul


[Q]: Category: BRUSHED WITH SUCCESS 
Clue: Jasper Johns' 1958 work "Three Flags" shows 3 U.S. flags when they had this many stars
[A]:
48