During segregation many people were physically and mentally abused. A group called the Little Rock Nine was nine black students enrolled into a formerly all-white school in Little Rock, Arkansas and they had to walk into that school brave, and trust it for their lives. On September 4 1957, as the nine black children were walking to school they were mobbed by white people being touched and yelled at with mean racial remarks and fearing for their young lives just trying to get an education. Many people who suffered from segregation did not let these oppressing times stop them from accomplishing their dreams, and have become important inspirations to all.
The nine students then went into the school and were treated unequal from all the other students and had to use different water fountains, bathrooms, etc. They were pushed and shoved around as they had a guard to help but he wasn’t allowed to fight back. What made these nine students stay positive through all of this is unknown. They knew that they were worth more and that they were people just like we are. Eventually the law was changed and everyone was treated equal and that had to have made them feel happy they kept pushing through the hard times. They didn’t let …show more content…
Melba beals had eventually graduated with a bachelor in journalism and earned her P.h.D. She wrote two books and was a reporter at San Francisco NBC affiliate. Carlotta Lanier graduated and served as the president of LRN (Land Reform Museum) foundation. Elizabeth Eckford was a probation officer graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in history and currently lives in Little Rock. That means that she will gladly relive what she went through to be an inspiration to everyone else and no matter what chaos happened in Little Rock she still lives
The nine students then went into the school and were treated unequal from all the other students and had to use different water fountains, bathrooms, etc. They were pushed and shoved around as they had a guard to help but he wasn’t allowed to fight back. What made these nine students stay positive through all of this is unknown. They knew that they were worth more and that they were people just like we are. Eventually the law was changed and everyone was treated equal and that had to have made them feel happy they kept pushing through the hard times. They didn’t let …show more content…
Melba beals had eventually graduated with a bachelor in journalism and earned her P.h.D. She wrote two books and was a reporter at San Francisco NBC affiliate. Carlotta Lanier graduated and served as the president of LRN (Land Reform Museum) foundation. Elizabeth Eckford was a probation officer graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in history and currently lives in Little Rock. That means that she will gladly relive what she went through to be an inspiration to everyone else and no matter what chaos happened in Little Rock she still lives