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The Little Rock Nine at Little Rock Central High School

The Little Rock Nine at Little Rock Central High School. Structure. General Information The nine Students Elizabeth Eckford First Day in School Videoclip Armed Escort The following time. General Information.

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The Little Rock Nine at Little Rock Central High School

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  1. The Little Rock Nineat Little Rock Central High School

  2. Structure • General Information • The nine Students • Elizabeth Eckford • First Day in School • Videoclip • Armed Escort • The following time

  3. General Information • African-American students who visit the the Little Rock Central High School in 1957 • They were the first African-American students after the desegregation in 1954 who visited the Little Rock Central High School • They made history when they were prevented from entering the High School by the national guard of Arkansas at their first school day • Many white people demonstrated against the visit of the nine black students infront of the school

  4. The mobs followed and insult them • It came to conflicts between black & white people infront of the school • Only federal troops send by President Eisenhower enabled a safe visit of the school • What happened in the year 1957 in Little Rock is one of the most important events in the African-American Civil Rights Movement

  5. The nine Students Elizabeth Eckford describes the Walk through the white mob at her first school day • Ernest Green: First black student to graduate from Central High School • Elizabeth Eckford: The only one of the nine still living in Little Rock • Jefferson Thomas • Dr. Terrence Roberts: He earned a doctorate degree as clinical psychologist • Carlotta Walls Lanier • Minnijean Brown Trickey: Writer and social worker Winterstar Productions is presently filming a documentary on her life • Gloria Ray Karlmark • Thelma Mothershed-Wair • Melba Pattillo Beals: Author and former journalist for People magazine and NBC ''They moved closer and closer ... Somebody started yelling ... I tried to see a friendly face somewhere in the crowd—someone who maybe could help. I looked into the face of an old woman and it seemed a kind face, but when I looked at her again, she spat on me''.

  6. First Day in School • At their first schoolday they were prevented from entering the High School • Mobs of white people demonstrated against desegregation and wanted to block the nine students from entering the school • Governor Orval Faubus send National Guard Troops of Arkansas to support the white Demonstrators • The nine students were followed by masses of people who insult them and spat on them • When African-American Reporters appeared the white people started to hit them

  7. Videoclip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT9VRXwahz8&feature=related

  8. Armed Escort • President Eisenhower send federal troops to enforce the situation • On the next day the nine students were protected by the troops and were able to enter the High School • After this the 101st Airborne Division transport the nine students every day from their home to school http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSdLPNQSa4k&feature=related

  9. A hard time • Physical and verbal abuse → Melba Pattillo Beals had acid thrown in her eyes → Minnijean Brown Trickey gets suspended six days, because she dropped her lunch on a boy → she gets suspended for the whole year, because of more confrontation

  10. „The lost year“ • The following year all public school gets closed • Re-opened as private schools for whites → avoid Integration • After one year Federal court declared this unconstitutional • Only Jefferson Thomas and Carlotta Walls joined nine rock again

  11. Sources • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Rock_Nine • http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Rock_Nine • http://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=723 • Youtube for Videos

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