Freedom is when people the people can speak

Democracy is when the government listens. Alastair Farrugia

What impact did the Little Rock Nine have on the Civil Rights Movement?

Does the federal government have the right to force school desegregation?

Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

Brown v. Board of Education (1954) (De)Segregation

Integration

9 African American students

Little Rock Central High School

Orval Faubus
First Day of School

Local disagreement with Faubus

Federal disagreement with Faubus

Presidential Orders!

Constant bullying (School sponsored?)

MLK Jr.s approach to violence We kids did it mainly because we didnt know any better, but our parents were willing to put their careers, and their homes on the line. - Ernest Green

Impact of LRN crisis in 1957?

What made this case so special?

Impact of LRN today?

Freedom is when people the people can speak

Democracy is when the government listens. Alastair Farrugia

ROLE
President Dwight Eisenhower

AUDIENCE
Governor Orval Faubus

FORMAT
Letter

TOPIC
Writing to demand Gov. Faubus compliance with Brown v. Board

STRONG VERB
Demand

ROLE

AUDIENCE

FORMAT
Newspaper Column

TOPIC
Keep your audience informed about LRN, include interviews w/ LRN students

STRONG VERB
Inform

Columnist for an African American African American community of Newspaper in Little Rock & Little Rock, AR surrounding area