brown v board of education, pessy v ferguson, little rock nine

Elizabeth Eckford

Walked on her own to Central High School on the first day of school. She was followed by an angry mob.

What was Brown vs Board of Education?

Supreme court ruling that reversed Plessy vs Ferguson and made segregation illegal.

Elizabeth Eckford

Walked on her own to Central High School on the first day of school. She was followed by an angry mob.

What was Brown vs Board of Education?

Supreme court ruling that reversed Plessy vs Ferguson and made segregation illegal.

Who was the governor of Arkansas in 1957?

Orval Faubus

Which court case allowed segregation as long as it was separate but equal?

Plessy vs. Ferguson

Which court case made segregation in the public schools of America illegal?

Brown vs Board of Education

Which school was the first to integrate in Arkansas?

Central High School

What year did Little Rock schools start integration?

1957

The students chosen to integrate were known as ...

Little Rock Nine

Who did Faubus send to keep the Little Rock Nine out of Central High School?

Arkansas National Guard

Who was the leader of the NAACP?

Daisy bates

Who was the President of the United States in 1957

Eisenhower

What was the President's reaction to Faubus dispatching the National Guard?

He sent Army troops to enforce desegregation of Central High School.

Who was the first of the Little Rock Nine to graduate?

Ernest green

Minnie Jean Brown

After being constantly harassed by white students, she poured chili on them in the cafeteria. She was later expelled from Central High.

what sort of places were subject to the “separate but equal” laws

public facilities like bathrooms, schools, and buses

what constitutional amendment was supposed to protect the rights of the newly freed slaves

14th

what case did brown v board of education overturn the ruling of

plessy v furguson

when did the supreme court decide on the brown v board of education case

1954

how many justices in favor of mr brown

nine

who was the chief justice of the supreme court at the time

earl warren

why was linda brown made to go to a school that was far away

the school closer to her was only for whites

what region of the us requiered segregated schools before the brown v board of edu. case

southeast