TheLittleRockNine

=The Little Rock Nine = =[|The Little Rock Nine] =  = " The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in a moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." = = -Martin Luther King Jr.    = = =  =The Little Rock Nine: Who were they and what impact did they have on the Civil Rights Movement? = 

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=<span style="color: rgb(238, 65, 27);">-The Little Rock Nine were a group of very courageous African American students who integrated at the completely white Little Rock High School.<span style="color: rgb(255, 220, 0);"> = =<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; color: rgb(21, 0, 255);"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(9, 16, 211);">-The First Day that the nine students tried to attend the school, they were stopped because the governor of Arkansas ordered the National Guard to block the entrance. = =<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(229, 195, 11);">- When President Eisenhower ordered the guards to disperse, they could finally attend the school. = =<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(14, 254, 1);">- No protection was given to the students until the president ordered the 101st Airborne Division to guard the school. Also, additional protection was provided when he ordered the National Guard to protect the students while they were inside the school. = <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(216, 14, 14);"> =- Governor Orval Faubus tried to prevent integration by shutting down all the schools, but a Supreme Court ruling ordered him to reopen them.= =<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(205, 10, 10);">- The Nine were a huge part of the Civil Rights Movement. They inspired other schools with completely Caucasian students to integrate. = =<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(221, 19, 82);">-For more information on the Little Rock Nine click on the hyperlink above the picture of the Little Rock Nine. =