Nine Network

The Little Rock Nine is a group of African Americans, who were chosen to integrate a high school in Little Rock, Arkansas. The names of the nine are Thelma Mothershed Wair, Elizabeth Ann Eckford, Gloria Ray Karlsmark, Jefferson A. Thomas, Melba Patillo Beals, Ernest Green, Carlotta Walls Lanier, Minnijean Brown Trickey, and Terrence D. Roberts. Prior to their enrollment, black and white students had to attend separate schools. Majority of the white citizens did not like the plan. Some threatened…

The Little Rock Nine was a special time in history when nine African American students faced racial hatred by walking into a once only white school (Ahmed 1). Many people had an effect on the development of the South desegregating schools. The Little Rock Nine faced many struggles to get into the school, but they eventually got in.The Little Rock Nine opened the gates to many African American`s educational dreams because they helped bring an end to segregation in the South. In 1954, schools…

Little Rock Nine by:Rachel Martin September of 1957, this country was changed forever by this crisis of segregation. picture of the central high school and the little rock nine being protected by an army of men for their safety. As you can imagine Governor Faubus is not happy about this situation but him rejecting the idea of segregation at the school and giving a lack of protection to the nine african american students the president has taken this into his own hands and has brung in a army…

today, but also included in the curriculum of a freshman honors class. Everyone should know how hard it was for the Little Rock Nine to integrate. This was easy to see in the book, such as when Patillo Beals stated: “I could hear some of…

of the children into the schools was supposed to happen with all deliberate speed but with this new phenomenon of diversity came tremendous hostility amongst people mainly in the south. One place that faced this conflict was Little Rock, Arkansas; nine African American children attempted to go to school but were told it was unsafe and to go home because there was violent protesters surrounding the school. The state governor was no help with securing the safety…

Segregation has come a long way because of the Little Rock Nine. These following paragraphs should tell you what the Little Rock Nine did to change the society for life. First, segregation is where blacks were separated from whites. Segregation was started because blacks were always known for being slaves, the whites always known that so the treated the blacks badly. The author of “A Scary First Day” states “African-Americans had to sit in the back of the city buses and drink from water…

Perseverance is doing something despite difficulty or delay in success. One great example of perseverance is Derek Redmond. Derek was a herd working Olympic sprinter, but in the 1992 Summer games something was different. About ¾ way through the race Derek was in the clear and it looked like a sure victory. When the final stretch came Derek pulled his hamstring and dropped faster than a sack of rocks, but despite the pain Derek pushed through and finished the race. Although Derek got last…

The Camden County Drama Club production, of “39 Steps” took place in 1930s Great Britain. The play follows Richard Hannay throughout the play as he seeks to clear his name, upon being accused for the murder of a young spy named Annabella. During the 2 hour play, there were over 15 characters, all of which were portrayed by a total of 4 actors. The play took on an interesting twist with Clown 1 and Clown 2(Cole) in particular, as they portrayed over 5 characters each. The uproar brought to the…

Little Rock “Two, four, six, eight, we ain’t gonna integrate!” Screamed the mob surrounding the high school. Integration at Central High School in Little Rock Arkansas with the group known as, the Little Rock Nine, sparked many emotions and opinions out of people. The Little Rock Nine consisted of Melba Patillo (the main character of the book) and eight other brave teenagers. Throughout Warriors Don’t Cry many important figures in the book had the power at one point in time. Each of these…

shouldn’t be segregated and that all schools were to be integrated starting with Little Rock’s Central High School . In Warriors Don’t Cry, Melba Pattillo Beals tells her story of participating in the integration of black students. Melba was one of the nine students chosen to participate in this integration. Chosen out of hundreds of children, Melba was picked due to her grades and how good of a student she was. Even though she was proud of being picked, she also feared for herself because many…