The Little Rock Nine
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What was the Little Rock Nine?
Nine African American students intergrated Central High School.
Where was the Little Rock Nine?
This public school was located in Little Rock, Arkansas and becasue of this the nine students were called the Little Rock Nine.
Who were the Little Rock Nine?
The Little Rock Nine included Elizabeth Eckford, Ernest Green, Jeferson Thomas, Dr. Terrence Roberts Charlotta Walls Lanier, Minnijean Brown Tricky, Gloria Ray Karlmark, Thiema Mothershed-Wair, and Melba Pattillo Beals. Orval Faubus was the govener of Arkansas and he strongly disagreed with the intergration of Central High School. The NAACP chapter president, Daisy Bates, was determined to get the kids into the school though.
When was the Little Rock Nine?
In the year of 1957 a major event happened towards the issue of intergration. Many threats were sent in August to the Lttle Rock Nine and their supporters. On August 22, 1957 Daisy Bates was in her house and all of the sudden a stone came flying through the window. Attached to it was a note reading " Stone this time Dynamite next." On September 2 govenor Faubus annouced that he would have the National guard outside the school and would not allow the Little Rock Nine to enter. September 4 finally came and was the first day of school. Eight of the nine students carpooled and arrived together. Elizabeth Eckford though did not carpool with the others and arrived at school at a different time. They all walked towards the guards at one point but were turned away because of their skin color. Elizabeth Eckford had to face this alone though and recieced threats such as " Lynch her". For two weeks they had to remain at home for they could not get throough the army the Govoner set out to keep the kids away. After two weeks 1,200 members of the 101 St. Airborn Divison to escort the Little Rock Nine in to the school. After all of the harassment at school the military assigned gaurds to each of the members of the Little Rock Nine. The gaurds would go to classes with them and make sure they did not get kicked, punched or anything eles. The gaurds could not go every where with the studnets like the bath-room or gym class. Minnijean Brown was the only one of the nine who fought back to the white kids who called her names and such. What she did she got expelled for. She dumped a bowl of chili on two white boys. She moved to New York after that. In 1958 on May 27 Ernest Green was the first to Afican Amerian to graduate from Central High. The Little Rock Nine students did not return to Central High the next year for it was closed down along with all of the other Little Rock's high schools.
Why were the Little Rock Nine not accepted?
The Little Rock Nine were not accepted for many reasons. Mainly it was because of their skin color. Others say it was because they were outsiders. Many people did not accept them, but the did have the courage to go some place where they new that they would be luaghed at and picked on. We sould admire them for everything they have done and try to accept everyone no matter what their skin color.
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