LITTLE ROCK NINE
BY:XAVIER CARNEY
WHAT HAPPENED
Nine black students enrolled at a formerly all white Central high school in little rock, Arkansas for Supreme court to declare segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
PEOPLE INVOLVED
The people that were involved in this were minnijean brown, elizibeth eckford, ernest green,thelma mothershed, melba patillo, gloria ray, terrence roberts, jefferson thomas, corlotta walls,and the arkansas national guard.
WHY DID THIS HAPPEN
It happened so segregation in public schools could be unconstitutional and so blacks can go to the same schools as whites.
WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN
This happened in September 5,1957
WHERE DID IT HAPPEN
This happend in little rock ,Arkansas
Bibliography
Bucy, Carole Stanford. "The Little Rock Nine." Tennessee through Time. Layton, UT: Gibbs Smith, 2008. N. pag. Print.
"Civil Rights." For Kids: Little Rock Nine. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Apr. 2016.
History.com Staff. "Integration of Central High School." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 01 Jan. 2010. Web. 05 Apr. 2016.