Little Rock High School, 1957 (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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1954 Supreme Court case ending school segregation
1954 Supreme Court case ending school segregation
Brown v. Topeka
Year Brown v. Topeka decided
Year Brown v. Topeka decided
1954
Name for 9 Black students at Little Rock High School
Name for 9 Black students at Little Rock High School
Little Rock Nine
Arkansas governor who opposed Little Rock integration
Arkansas governor who opposed Little Rock integration
Governor Orval Faubus
What Faubus did to Little Rock schools in 1958
What Faubus did to Little Rock schools in 1958
Closed every school for a year
Planned start date for Little Rock integration
Planned start date for Little Rock integration
3 September 1957
Organisation that coordinated Little Rock Nine's arrival
Organisation that coordinated Little Rock Nine's arrival
NAACP
Troops Faubus sent to block Little Rock Nine
Troops Faubus sent to block Little Rock Nine
Arkansas National Guard
Little Rock Nine student who arrived alone on 4 Sept
Little Rock Nine student who arrived alone on 4 Sept
Elizabeth Eckford
President who sent federal troops to Little Rock
President who sent federal troops to Little Rock
President Eisenhower
Date Eisenhower sent federal troops to Little Rock
Date Eisenhower sent federal troops to Little Rock
24 September 1957
Number of federal troops sent to Little Rock
Number of federal troops sent to Little Rock
1000
Year first Black student graduated from Little Rock High
Year first Black student graduated from Little Rock High
1958
Why Little Rock crisis gained worldwide attention
Why Little Rock crisis gained worldwide attention
Hundreds of reporters covered it; shocking images shown worldwide