Pick up the printed worksheet from the Civil Rights center.
The answers must be put in your social studies folder at the end of the quest.
Questions
1. What year was the Brown v. Board of Education court case decided?
2. What Supreme Court decision did the case overturn?
3. What school board was involved in the case?
4. What year did the Little Rock Nine integrate into the school?
5. What school did the Little Rock Nine attend?
6. Who ordered the National Guard to keep the Little Rock Nine out of the school?
7. What president sent in the 101st Airborne Division to escort the Little Rock Nine into the school?
8. List three of the Little Rock Nine and tell what they are doing now.
Journal Entry
Imagine you are one of the Little Rock Nine and you are attending an integrated school for the first time. Use the information you learned about the Little Rock Nine to write a journal entry about your first day, what happened, and how you felt.