brown v board of education, pessy v ferguson, little rock nine
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Elizabeth Eckford
Walked on her own to Central High School on the first day of school. She was followed by an angry mob.
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What was Brown vs Board of Education?
Supreme court ruling that reversed Plessy vs Ferguson and made segregation illegal.
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Who was the governor of Arkansas in 1957?
Orval Faubus
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Which court case allowed segregation as long as it was separate but equal?
Plessy vs. Ferguson
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Which court case made segregation in the public schools of America illegal?
Brown vs Board of Education
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Which school was the first to integrate in Arkansas?
Central High School
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What year did Little Rock schools start integration?
1957
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The students chosen to integrate were known as ...
Little Rock Nine
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Who did Faubus send to keep the Little Rock Nine out of Central High School?
Arkansas National Guard
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Who was the leader of the NAACP?
Daisy bates
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Who was the President of the United States in 1957
Eisenhower
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What was the President's reaction to Faubus dispatching the National Guard?
He sent Army troops to enforce desegregation of Central High School.
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Who was the first of the Little Rock Nine to graduate?
Ernest green
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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.
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what sort of places were subject to the “separate but equal” laws
public facilities like bathrooms, schools, and buses
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what constitutional amendment was supposed to protect the rights of the newly freed slaves
14th
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what case did brown v board of education overturn the ruling of
plessy v furguson
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when did the supreme court decide on the brown v board of education case
1954
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how many justices in favor of mr brown
nine
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who was the chief justice of the supreme court at the time
earl warren
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why was linda brown made to go to a school that was far away
the school closer to her was only for whites
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what region of the us requiered segregated schools before the brown v board of edu. case
southeast