little rock nine Flashcards
what year was little rock nine
1957
where was little rock nine school and who was the govener
arkansas, orval faubus
how many students applied to little rock nine
75
how many students were accepted to little rock nine
25
how many students were willing to go to little rock nine
9
how many troops did orval faubus send to ‘keep peace’ on the first day of school
250
what did the 250 troops do a little rock nine
stop the nine from entering and go home for the first day
what was organised by daisy bates for the second day of school at little rock nine
arrive at school together, missed by elizabeth eckford
what caused publicity on sep 4th at little rock nine
250 reporters and an image of eckford that spread worldwide
how did eisenhower react to little rock nine
forced to act due to publicity, sent 1000 troops that stayed for a month
what happened the following year at little rock
faubus closed every little rock high school to put of integration in 58, parents forced him to reopen in 59
what racism happened after little rock nine
wcc membership increased, carried out threats, campaigns even bombings aswell as kkk
what was political oppostion to kittle rock nine
senator byrd demanded resistance, aswell as others
how did little rock cope with opposition
work with core and naacp
