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USA - A Divided Union 1941-80
Key Question: What were the key features of the Little Rock High School incident?
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Quick Links - WWII - Women, Blacks, Economy; Women in 1950s, McCarthyism, Civil Rights Reasons, Montgomery, Little Rock, Tactics, Successes; Black Power, Youth and Students, Women's Movement, JFK's New Frontier, Johnson's Great Society, Watergate |
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What
you need to know about…. Little Rock, Arkansas, 1957.
The
expected confrontation over segregated schools came at Little Rock.
There, 9 black pupils had been prevented from attending the all
white Central High School. The Federal
Government ordered the State Government to allow the
children to enrol. He refused and was supported by many whites. Eisenhower
sent in 1,000 National Guardsmen and 1,000 paratroopers to make sure the
9 black teenagers joined the school.
Eisenhower’s
decision showed the Federal Government meant business over desegregation.
However, more success took time. By 1961, there were still no black
children in white schools in the state of Alabama, Mississippi or
Carolina. Furthermore, of the 2 million black school children in the
south in 1960, only 2,600 went to integrated
schools.
Key Words Federal Government - the national government of the USA based in Washington, D.C. There have been some occasions where state governments and the Federal government have clashed over ideas and laws. Many in the South still resent rule from Washington. Desegregation - removing segregation laws which separated people by race, colour or religion. Integration - multicultural communities.
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Web Links
African American Odyssey - Civil Rights Era
veteran Civil Rights Activist
Martin Luther King website at Western Michigan University
Unbroken Circle - an audio history of the Civil Rights Movement
Howard Zinn recalls the Freedom Riders movement in 'Going South'
'The Death of Emmett Till' - web page about the song by Bob Dylan
Recommended Revision Guide £5.99
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