The Little Rock Nine

A) The desegregation of schools was against the law.

B) Many white members of the community did not believe that schools should be desegregated.

C) The students were not technically allowed to attend the school until the next year.

D) Schools were still segregated by law at this point of time.

A) He was concerned that similar events would happen across the nation.

B) His greatest concern was that of the “Little Rock Nine.”

C) He had mixed feelings about the black students.

D) He was very concerned it would lead to another Civil War.

A) He ordered Governor Faubus to handle the situation on his own.

B) He sent military forces to enforce integration at the school.

C) He outlawed pro-segregation protests, such as the one at the school.

D) He requested that the National Guard no longer obey Governor Faubus.

A) All schools became integrated with white and black students across Arkansas.

B) Congress passed a civil rights law that set an example for future civil rights policy.

C) Segregation ended in the South after the Little Rock Nine dispute was settled.

D) The public favored the African American students, but Congress did nothing.

A) President Eisenhower used the Little Rock crisis as an excuse to display the federal government’s power over states.

B) Segregationists made solid arguments against integration in their protests that prompted many Americans to protest integration.

C) The public crisis in Little Rock made many Americans determined to have the federal government enforce segregation.

D) The Little Rock Nine helped break racial barriers in American education despite great opposition.

A) “When the students tried to enter again on September 24, they were taken into the school through a back door. Word of this spread throughout the community, and a thousand angry citizens stormed the school grounds.” (Paragraph 3)

B) “The police desperately tried to keep the angry crowd under control as

concerned onlookers whisked the students to safety. The nation watched all of this on television. President Eisenhower felt like he needed to act.” (Paragraphs 4-5)

C) “The rest of the country seemed to side with the black students, while the Arkansas state government was ignoring the government’s order. The situation reminded many people of the dangerous government vs. state conflicts of the 19th century that followed the end of the Civil War.” (Paragraph 5)

D) “The following year, Little Rock School District officials, under the command of Faubus closed the schools to prevent integration. But in 1959, the schools were open again. Both black and white children were in attendance.” (Paragraph 7)