The Little Rock Nine Quiz
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Who was the President that sent the U.S. Army to escort the Little Rock Nine to school?

  • Dwight Eisenhower (correct)
  • Harry S. Truman
  • John F. Kennedy
  • Lyndon B. Johnson
  • Who was the lawyer that won the Brown v. Board of Education court case?

  • Melba Patillo
  • Thurgood Marshall (correct)
  • Ernest Green
  • Dwight Eisenhower
  • Which Little Rock Nine member later became a reporter for NBC News?

  • Daisy Bates
  • Melba Patillo (correct)
  • Ernest Green
  • Thurgood Marshall
  • In which year did the Supreme Court rule that segregation of schools was unconstitutional?

    <p>1954</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which President deployed the National Guard to block the Little Rock Nine from attending Central High School?

    <p>Governor of Arkansas</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Separate but equal' public schools for African Americans and whites were considered ___ by the Supreme Court.

    <p>constitutional.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Separate but equal' school system was supported by ___ before being ruled unconstitutional?

    <p>Segregationists and anti-integrationists.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What challenges did the Little Rock Nine students face despite having soldiers to protect them?

    <p>They were treated poorly and called names by white students</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did the governor of Arkansas react in the year following the attendance of the Little Rock Nine at Central High School?

    <p>He blamed the Little Rock Nine for causing the closure of public high schools</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the long-term impact of the Little Rock Nine's actions on the desegregation of public schools?

    <p>It inspired many others to fight for equality and civil rights</p> Signup and view all the answers

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