Little Rock Nine Timeline

Vocabulary flashcards related to the timeline of events surrounding the Little Rock Nine and the desegregation of Central High School.

Brown v. The Board of Education

U.S. Supreme Court decision declaring that separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.

Virgil Blossom

Superintendent who proposed a plan for gradual integration of schools.

Orval Faubus

Governor of Arkansas who sent the National Guard to Central High School during the integration crisis.

Ronald Davies

Federal District Judge who ordered desegregation at Central High School.

101st Airborne Division

Military unit sent by President Eisenhower to Little Rock to help enforce school desegregation.

Central High School

The site of the Little Rock Nine's attempt to integrate in 1957.

Little Rock Nine

Group of nine African American students who integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Mob Riots

Violent protests that erupted when the Little Rock Nine attempted to enter Central High School.

Federal troops

Military personnel who were sent to escort the Little Rock Nine to classes.

Desegregation Order

Court order demanding that schools integrate and cease racial segregation.