The federal government (through President Dwight Eisenhower) sent federal troops to enforce integration and protect the nine students being discriminated against. The 101st Airborne Division of the US Army went to Little Rock and ended up federalising (i.e. making them answer to federal leaders rather than state ones) the Arkansas National Guard. By the end of September, the 9 students were permitted entry into the school with guards with them every second of the day for an entire school year. Although the discrimination from the outside had been tackled, the students still suffered from racial abuse within the school grounds, with other students calling them names and spitting at them. One student, Minnijean Brown, threw chilli at one student
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is known for his non-violent approach to anti-discrimination activism. "Non-violence is a powerful and just weapon which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it." ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. He used nonviolent civil disobedience because of his Christian beliefs. Similarly, Rosa Parks rebelled against the hatred from the racist white population by taking nonviolent stances against the discrimination she faced. An example is her bus boycott. She did not injure anybody and did not have the intent to physically harm anybody – she just denied to give up her seat; no harm was done.
8. Where did the famous “I have a dream” speech take place? The speech was a culmination of what action? [2]
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s famous “I have a dream” speech took place at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. The speech was a part of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (which was brought together by US leaders from all over the country). The speech was a culmination of King’s influence on the Federal Government to take more direct actions to fully realise the extent of racial inequality in the US. It is the most memorable aspect of his activist history and remains the peak of his career today.
9. Why was King in Memphis when he was assassinated?
is known for his non-violent approach to anti-discrimination activism. "Non-violence is a powerful and just weapon which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it." ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. He used nonviolent civil disobedience because of his Christian beliefs. Similarly, Rosa Parks rebelled against the hatred from the racist white population by taking nonviolent stances against the discrimination she faced. An example is her bus boycott. She did not injure anybody and did not have the intent to physically harm anybody – she just denied to give up her seat; no harm was done.
8. Where did the famous “I have a dream” speech take place? The speech was a culmination of what action? [2]
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s famous “I have a dream” speech took place at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. The speech was a part of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (which was brought together by US leaders from all over the country). The speech was a culmination of King’s influence on the Federal Government to take more direct actions to fully realise the extent of racial inequality in the US. It is the most memorable aspect of his activist history and remains the peak of his career today.
9. Why was King in Memphis when he was assassinated?