EVENTS
PEOPLE
VOCABULARY
QUOTES
Potpourri
100
This action surprised the Little Rock Nine and their attorneys
What is the attorneys for Governor Faubus leaving the courtroom before the judges decision
100
Danny
Who is the 101st soldier assigned to Melba
100
Brigade
What is a military unit, division or squadron?
100
"state your business or I will have to do mine"
What did Grandma say to the agents of the President?
100
The name of Grandma India's shotgun
What is Mr Higgenbottom
200
The reason the Little Rock Nine had to leave the school early the first day.
What is the mob was breaking through the barriers and the LRPD coud not control them
200
The 101st soldier who acted as the students' driver
Who is Sarge
200
Adore, admire, venerate
What are synonyms for the word revere?
200
" You just watch your mouth or y'all will be eating beans next month"
What did Mr. Waylan to Melba's family at the grocery store when they said he over-charged them.
200
The President of the Unites States at this time
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower
300
Mother's rushed over the fence to try to attack Melba
What happened in Gym class
300
Daisy Bates
Who is the president of the NAACP in Arkansas?
300
Daisy Bates was one of these for the Little Rock Nine.
What is an advocate?
300
"They're children. What should we do ask them to draw straws to see which one gets a rope around their neck"
What did Gene Smith say when they were trying to decide how to get the Nine out of CHS the first day
300
What NAACP stands for
What is the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
400
Their only respite of the day
What is the drive to and from school with Sarge
400
The Superintendent of Little Rock's school district
Who is Virgil Blossom?
400
Three synonyms for meticulous
What are fussy, finicky,fastidious
400
" If you move, you move to the principal's office"
What did Mrs. Pickwick say when the students in her shorthand class moved away from Melba's seat
400
The reason Melba admired Thurgood Marshall more than her father.
What is because he was not afraid to stand up to White authorities
500
Judge Davies full decision
What is that Governor Faubus had thwarted the court-approved plan for integration by using the National Guard troops, and there was no real evidence that the court-ordered integration shouldn't continue
500
Tom Harper
Who is the attorney that represented Governor Faubus?
500
stop, obstruct, hinder
What are three synonyms for the word thwart
500
" I hope you don't think we're going to browbeat our students to please you' all"
What did Melba's English teacher say when Melba asked her if she could do something to calm people down
500
The names of the Little Rock Nine
Who are Melba Patillo , Minnijean Brown, Thema Mothershed, Gloria Ray, Carlotta Walls, Ernest Green, Terrence Roberts, and Jefferson Thomas
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