Who Were the Little Rock Nine?
In what city did the Nine brave students enter Central High School?
Little Rock, Arkansas
What was supposed to be the Nine's first day?
September 4, 1957
What was the Supreme Court case that ruled that segregation in schools was unconstitutional?
Brown Vs. Board of Education
What was the name of the woman who met with the Nine regularly to coach them?
Daisy Bates
Which president honored the Nine in 1999?
Bill Clinton
What unfair practice did the Nine try to stop by going to school?
segregation in schools
When was their actual first day? How many total days did it take for them to get into the school?
September 25, 1957; 4
What did the Nine help the school system become in actuality?
integrated
What is the name of the organization that vetted (learned a lot about) the nine to make sure they would be ready, strong, courageous, and smart enough to face the resistance from white people at Central High?
Arkansas Chapter of the NAACP
How many kids did Elizabeth Eckford have?
Two (sons)
Aaron and Calvin
Aaron passed away in 2003.
How many boys and how many girls were in the Nine?
There were three boys and six girls.
Which governor ordered the Arkansas National Guard to block the Nine from entering school because he was a segregationist?
Orval Faubus
What did the Little Rock 9 help inspire?
The Civil Rights Movement
Did all of the National Guard follow the presidents orders?
No, 35% didn't
How many of the Nine graduated from the high school?
Three
Who was the youngest in the Nine?
Carlotta - she was 15
Which president ordered the National Guard to escort the Nine in getting into school?
President Dwight Eisenhower
What did the white students and parents do to the Nine as they walked into school?
Shouted curse words
threw objects at them
What is the name of the type of discrimination that has to do with the color of people's skin?
racism
How many of the Nine are still alive?
Seven
Thelma (2024) and Jefferson (2010) passed away
Who was the one in the Nine who arrived to school by themselves and was greeted by an angry mob?
Elizabeth Eckford
Which of the Little Rock 9 was expelled because she stood up to her tormenters?
Minnie Brown, she poured chili in a boys' lap because he wouldn't let her walk to her seat in the lunchroom.
How many attempts (over how many different days) did it take for the Nine to finally get into school?
4
After the Nine attended LRCHS for a year, the governor closed four city public high schools the next year to try and stop integration. What was this called?
"The Lost Year"
What were some of the careers that the Nine had?
Ernest Green: Working in President Jimmy Carter's cabinet as the Assistant Secretary of Labor
Minnie Brown: working in the Department of the Interior -another government department- under Bill Clinton
Melba Pattillo: a reporter for NBC
Terrence Roberts: doctor
Carlotta Walls- Neir : successful businesswoman and community activist
Elizabeth Eckford: U.S. Army officer, military journalist, social studies teacher
Jefferson Thomas: served in the Vietnam War, earned a business degree, became an accountant for private companies and the Pentagon (U.S. Military Department)
Gloria Ray Karlmark: editor and chief of a magazine (Computers in Industry)
Thelma Mothershed: probation officer (When people get released from prison, they need to check in regularly with the probation officer to make sure they're not doing anything criminal)