Carlotta's Life
Background Knowledge
Quote Match
Key Vocabulary
Miscellaneous
100
Home of the Tigers... Carlotta aspired to attend here in the future.
What is Central High School?
100
What city is the main setting of the novel?
What is Little Rock, Arkansas?
100
"You are a Walls. You must never, ever stoop to the level of ignorance."
Who is: Carlotta's Mother (Juanita)
100
Brown v. Board of Education ruled that schools must end segregation. What is the meaning of segregation?
What is "to set apart or separate"
100
The first NFL team to win a Super Bowl
Who are the Green Bay Packers?
200
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.
200
After his brutal death for allegedly whistling at a white women, Carlotta began to see how dangerous racism really was.
Who is Emmett Till?
200
"Your education means far more to me than my own desire for comfort."
Who is Carlotta's father.
200
Governor Faubus: It is under the jurisdiction of Arkansas to desegregate schools in which ever manner we see best. What does jurisdiction mean?
What is "the official power to make decisions."
200
The main headliners of the Super Bowl Halftime show last year. Name at least two of the three
Who are Beyonce, Coldplay, and Bruno Mars.
300
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?
300
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."
300
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
300
No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States. What does the word immunities mean?
What is "protections from unlawful treatment. Rights that cannot be taken away"
300
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?
400
Which famous Civil Rights leader becomes Carlotta's "she-ro."
Who is Rosa Parks?
400
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?
400
"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
400
"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."
400
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.
500
Which famous event becomes Carlotta's first inspiration to take her own stand for racial justice?
What is The Montgomery Bus Boycotts
500
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?
500
"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?
500
"Laws permitting, and even requiring, racial separation in places where they are likely to be brought into contact do not necessarily imply the inferiority of either race to the other. What is the meaning of inferiority?
What is "the condition of being lower in status or quality than another or others."
500
Featuring a popular LA based rapper, and five pop musicians named after a shade of red. This song is the most recent number one hit.
What is "Don't Wanna Know"
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