1 sett 1957 anni - Little Rock Nine

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What is it? (One sentence)
The Little Rock Nine was a group of nine African American students who were enrolled at a previously all white school in Little Rock, Arkansas, and were faced with the Arkansas National Guard to block their entrance to the school.

When did it happen? (Placed
on your timeline)
September, 1957

Who was involved? (Name
major groups and leaders)
Melba Pattillo Beals
Minnijean Brown
Elizabeth Eckford
Ernest Green
Gloria Ray Karimark
Carlotta Walls LaNier
Thelma Mothershed
Terrence Roberts
Jefferson Thomas
Orval Faubus, governor of Arkansas
The Arkansas National Guard

Where did it happen?
Little Rock Arkansas

Name one major cause.
This was caused because the norm of racial segregation in public schools, as the schools were used to having their schools segregated. However, the Brown v Board of Education also caused this, as it gave the Little Rock Nine the right to enter the previously all white school.

Name one major effect.
One major effect of the Little Rock Nine was Cooper v Aaron, a Supreme Court case which decided that the Arkansas School Board was not allowed to delay the desegregation of their schools for 30 months.

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