Little Rock Nine

Which of the Little Rock Nine did not arrive with the group? Why?

• Brown, because she lived too far away from the others.
• Eckford, because her family did not know the carpool family well enough.
• Eckford, because her family did not have a phone to plan carpool with.
• Brown, because her car broke down on the way to the meeting place, so she had to walk

What date was the first day of school for the Little Rock Nine?

• Sept. 1, 1957
• Sept. 4, 1957
• August. 30, 1957
• August. 23, 2017

Where was Central High located?

• Little Rock, Arkansas
• Boulder, Colorado
• Stonecrest, Georgia
• Ebensburg, PA (you forgot the Cambria)

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Why did these students enroll in the all-white school?

• To follow the 1955 Supreme Court ruling that school boards make a "prompt and reasonable start" to desegregate
• To spur rage and cause violence to prove their point.
• To bring press to an important issue.
• They felt like it.

Who was the President during this issue?(He commanded that the National Guard bar the black students from entering)

• John F. Kennedy
• Dwight D. Eisenhower
• Abraham Lincoln
• Barack Obama

What does NAACP stand for?

• National Association  giving Assistance to Colored People
• National Assitance Aiming to Comprehend People
• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
• No, Apples Always Crush Pears

True or False: It took 20 days after the first day of school for the Little Rock Nine to be accepted into the school.

• True
• False