by Ryan Mahoney

rsm001 — 2016-04-09 17:59:47 UTC

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Segregation

rsm001 — 2016-04-09 18:26:26 UTC

In 1896, the United States ruled that it was legal for schools to be segregated. This meant that there could be schools just for white children and schools just for African American Students. The schools had to be separate but equal. This ruling was not fair because the schools were separate, but they were NOT equal. White schools were much nicer.

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The Little Rock 9 students were Elizabeth Eckford, Minnijean Brown, Gloria Ray, Terrance Roberts, Ernest Green, Thelma Mothershed, Jefferson Thomas, Melba Patillo, and Carlotta Walls.

Brown vs. Board of Education

rsm001 — 2016-04-09 18:35:08 UTC

In 1954 a lawsuit called Brown v. Board of Education was brought to the Supreme Court. The lawyer representing African-Americans was Thurgood Marshall. He won the case and the Supreme Court said that segregation in schools was unconstitutional.

rsm001 — 2016-04-09 18:40:21 UTC

The pictures to the left and above are of the little rock 9 entering the school building in Little Rock, Arkansas. They had a small army escorting them in the school for protection. These students showed courage, walking past a mob of whites that became violent and enraged that their white children had to share a building with colored children.

End Result

rsm001 — 2016-04-09 18:40:49 UTC

Although the immediate results of the Little Rock Nine's actions were not positive, they did help the de-segregation of public schools to take a huge step forward in the South. Their bravery gave other students the courage to press forward in the years to come.

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