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WorksheetsKeller & Maggie - Brown vs. Board of Education
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 18mins
How old was Ruby Bridges when she became the first African American student to integrate an elementary school in the south?
Nine
Eight
Six
Five
What was the name of the formerly all-white school that she would be attending?
McDonald Elementary School
William Frantz Elementary School
Cracker Barrel
Little Rock Elementary
How many other African Americans did she go to school with?
True
False
Where did Ruby spend her time at school?
In the Principal's Office
Outside
One classroom for African Americans
Barbara Henry's classroom
Who were Ruby's teachers?
Kathleen Ann
Peggy Miller
Barbara Henry
Georgia White
What award did Ruby receive as an adult?
Civil Rights Award
The Carter G. Woodson Award
Nobel Peace Prize
Norman Rockwell Peace Prize
What year did Ruby integrate?
1945
1967
1952
1960
Which of Ruby’s parents didn’t want her to go at first?
Father
Mother
How many students passed the test?
3
1
6
9
What was the thing that really scared Ruby?
Spiders
A woman outside the school, proudly displaying a black doll in a coffin.
Transferring to a new school
The harrassment from her fellow students.
What did white parents do in response to Ruby's integration?
Pulled their kids out of school
Protested outside
Refused to fund the school
Broke windows of the school
How did the Governor react to these students entering the university?
He blocked the door
He personally escored the students to ensure safety
He made sure they were fairly treated
He attempted to persuade the students to leave
How did President Kennedy respond to the Governor's response?
He sent the National Guard to force the Governor to stop.
He refused to do anything
He sent the National Guard to assist him.
He gave the Governor an award
Who were the two students selected to break the color barrier at The University of Alabama?
Vivian Malone
Courtney Tooson
James Hood
George Wallace
When did the governer say segregation would exist in his 1963 inaugural address?
Today
In a year
Forever
Tomorrow
Never
Which of the students of Little Rock Nine wrote “Warriors Don’t Cry”?
Melba Patillo Beals
Ernest Green
Elizabeth Eckford
Ruby Bridges
Who did Eisenhower persuade to remove the National Guard from the school?
FDR
Governor Faubus
An angry mob
What else hindered the students entrance into the school?
The bus they were riding on broke
The Governer blocking the door
A vicious mob of white people
How long did the nine students actually get to attend classes the first day they actually made it into the school?
Two hours
Five hours
Three hours
One hour
Who was the senior of the Little Rock Nine and subsequently the first African-American to graduate from an all-white school?
Ernest Green
Melba Beals
Elizabeth Eckford
Ruby Bridges
Which student arrived alone and was spat on?
Ernest Green
Melba Beals
Elizabeth Eckford
Ruby Bridges
Who escorted the Little Rock Nine into school?
Nobody
Army Troops
The President
The Principal
What state was the school the Little Rock Nine went to in?
Illinois
Arkansas
New York
Texas
What did Ernest Green do that the principal advised against?
Walked up to get his diploma
Went to a graduation party
Fought back
Which of these students didn't attend Little Rock?
Ernest Green
Melba Beals
Elizabeth Eckford
Ruby Bridges
Who recruited the Little Rock Nine?
William Franz
Daisy Gaston Bates
George Wallace
Thelma Mothershed
What year did James Hood die?
2005
2013
2016
2020
What year did Vivian Jones die?
2013
2017
2005
2021
What year did Vivian Jones graduate?
1970
1965
1982
1963
What year did James Hood get a doctorate at the University of Alabama?
1990
1995
1983
1973
What was a different result of Wallace's stand?
Wallace was killed
It scared students
It moved the Democratic Party into the Civil Rights Movement
Which student was the first African-American to graduate from the all-white college?
Ernest Green
James Hood
Ruby Bridges
Vivian Jones
What was the name of the Governer's protest?
"Stand in the Schoolhouse Door"
"Segragation Forever"
"Wallace's Stand"
When did Governer Wallace's stand take place?
June 11, 1963
May 12, 1965
June 13, 1962
May 11, 1963
