Vocabulary
An argument or fight
confrontation
Who was the first black student to graduate from Central High School?
Ernest Green
What did the white students do to the Little Rock Nine in the hallways?
Tripped them
Who prohibited segregation?
United States Supreme Court
What were the only 2 states in the South that tried to obey the Supreme Court's decision?
Arkansas and Texas
To enter a place by force, especially in large numbers
invaded
Name 3 members of Little Rock Nine
Elizabeth Eckford, Ernest Green, Jefferson Thomas, Terrance Roberts, Gloria Ray, Thelma Mothershed, Melba Patillo, Carlotta Walls, and Minniejean Brown
What did the white students do to them on the stairs?
Pushed them down
Who took Little Rock Nine to school on their first day?
Daisy Bates
To act or work together for a shared purpose, or to help willingly when asked
cooperate
To try to make a person angry or annoyed
provoke
Which member had a bomb thrown at their home?
Carlotta Walls
What were Little Rock Nine not allowed to do when they got bullied?
Fight back
Who closed Central High School to prevent any further attempts to integrate the school?
Governor Faubus
What was the original intention of the National Guardsmen?
To keep out black students
The action of laughing or shouting insults at someone to show you have no respect for them
jeering
Originally how many black students registered at Central High School?
75
What would sometimes happen to the members of the Little Rock Nine in the middle of the night?
They would receive threatening phone calls
Who helped Elizabeth Eckford board the bus?
Grace Lorch
To tell someone, especially officially, that his or her behavior is wrong and not acceptable
reprimand
Great mental or physical suffering, or something that causes such pain
torment
Name 5 members of Little Rock Nine
Elizabeth Eckford, Jefferson Thomas, Gloria Ray, Thelma Mothershed, Melba Patillo, Terrance Roberts, Carlotta Wells, Ernest Green, and Minnejean Brown
What did the National Guard Men do to Little Rock Nine when they arrived at Central?
Tried to keep them out of the school or did not let them in
Who ordered federal troops to guard Little Rock Nine?
Dwight Eisenhower
Who was selected to sing in a school club, but was forced not to join the club?
Minniejean Brown