Carlotta's Life
What city is the main setting of the novel?
What is Little Rock, Arkansas?
"You are a Walls. You must never, ever stoop to the level of ignorance."
Who is: Carlotta's Mother (Juanita)
Brown v. Board of Education ruled that schools must end segregation. What is the meaning of segregation?
What is "to set apart or separate"
The first NFL team to win a Super Bowl
Who are the Green Bay Packers?
In this city, Carlotta notices a lack of 'colored' drinking fountains, desegregated seating in restaurants and buses, as well as a higher-quality of life for African American citizens.
What is New York.
After his brutal death for allegedly whistling at a white women, Carlotta began to see how dangerous racism really was.
Who is Emmett Till?
"Your education means far more to me than my own desire for comfort."
Who is Carlotta's father.
prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior.
What is "racism,"?
Kiki, do you love me? Are you riding?
Say you'll never ever leave from beside me
'Cause I want ya, and I need ya
And I'm down for you always
What is, "In My Feelings," by Drake?
Which famed group is Carlotta destined to become a member of when she eventually becomes one of the first students to desegregate public schools?
What is The Little Rock Nine?
The Brown vs. Board of Education ruling ultimately concluded that this was inherently unequal and must be stopped.
What is "segregated facilities, including schools, cannot truly be equal, and that they must be desegregated."
Carlotta describes the following person in this quotation: "But where mother was quiet and soft spoken, ______ was outspoken and opinionated... that was the beginning of my almost daily contact with [her].
Who is Daisy Bates
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The 42nd President of the United States. He honors Carlotta with a speech in the prologue of A Mighty Long Way.
Who is Bill Clinton?
Which famous Civil Rights leader becomes Carlotta's "she-ro."
Who is Rosa Parks?
A phased response by the Little Rock School board. This plan called for a few students to begin desegregation in a slow manner.
What is the Blossom Plan?
"For your own safety, you need to leave the school grounds as soon as classes end. You may not participate in any extracurricular activities-- no varsity sports, clubs, or even Student Government..." Clues: He's the boss of all the school bosses (Not Mr. Cohen) He has a plan named after him.
Who is Superintendent Blossom
"The integration of one of the finest high school in the state would happen just once in our life time. What is the meaning of integration?
What is "to mix or put together."
The lead organizer of the Montgomery Bus Boycott's and a proponent of non-violence as a form of protest.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
Which famous event becomes Carlotta's first inspiration to take her own stand for racial justice?
What is The Montgomery Bus Boycotts
What is the name of the organization that gives Carlotta support with legal counsel in the form of Mrs. Bates. 1. ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) 2. NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) 3. University of Arkansas 4. The American Red Cross
Who are the NAACP?
"There is evidence of disorder and threats of disorder which can lead to injury and the doing of harm to persons and property." Clues a. He's explaining why Central High School should not be segregated. b. He's in charge of the state.
Who is Governor Orval Faubus?
the maintenance or administration of what is fair especially by impartially adjusting conflicting claims or the assigning rewards or punishments
What is justice?
The basic rights everyone is entitled too
What is Civil Rights ?