Little Rock 9 Presentation

What year was Brown vs. Board of Education?

• 1896

• 1954

• 1955

• 1964

Who was the Chief Justice that delivered the ruling of Brown vs. Board of Education?

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Langston Hughes

• Earl Warren
• Thurgood Marshall

We conclude that, in the field of public education, the doctrine of "separate but equal" has no place. Separate educational facilities are __________ _______.

Please draw the NAACP logo, yes you can google it

What was the name of the school?

• Little Rock High School

• Little Rock Public High School

• Little Rock Desegregated High School

• Little Rock Central High School

Which one of these is a member of the Little Rock 9?

• Melba Patillo

• Elizabeth Eckfod

• Terrence Rhoberts

• Ernest Green

Was Little Rock Central High School an all-white school before Brown vs. Board of Education?

• Yes

• No, but there were no black students

• No, but there were very few black students

• Yes, but there were still some black students

Select some of the reasons for why desegregation was slow.

• Lack of enforcement

• Protests

• Segregation was allowed in some states

• WW2 slowed it down

What happened when they arrived at the school for the first time?

• Shouting

• Pepper Spray

• Throwing rocks

• Death threats

• All of the above

Who was the first African American to graduate from Little Rock Central High School?

• Terrence Roberts

• Carlotta Walls

• Thelma Mothershed

• Ernest Green