Notes+on+Little+Rock+Nine

Aelin HillMay 5th, 20114 4  Little Rock Nine  Cite: Little Rock The Desegration of Central High By: Laurie A. O'Neill

-The little Rock nine was a group of African American high schoolers that lived in Arkansas.They had wanted to show America that African Americans and whites were equal. ﻿ -Soldiers had to escort the kids into the high school that day to make sure that they wouldn't be harmed. They also had to slow the mob of people opposing the change. -The Little Rock Nine would not be able to participate in sports or other extra curricular activities at their school because of their race. -The nine high schoolers made goals to ignore people that would taunt them and ignore racial slurs. -Soldiers had to patrol the school to make sure that the children were safe. -Lots of violence was happening between African Americans and whites because of this situation. -Any African Americans passing by were assaulted because they were mistaken for relatives of the Little Rock Nine. -Armed troops were sent to Little Rock to stop the violence from the people that were discriminating against the African Americans. -President Eisenhower somewhat opposed black rights, but was one of the first presidents to take action against African American discrimination.