Little+Rock+Nine+Script

__ Little Rock Nine Script __ Aelin, Lucy , Steffi

S: Trying to integrate Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas was no easy task. The little Rock nine was a group of African American high schoolers that lived in Arkansas. They had wanted to show America that African Americans and whites should be equals. Many things in Little Rock were desegregated already, like libraries, parks, and buses. Also, around 50% of the students at an Arkansas graduate center were African American.

A: Nine African American kids entered Central High school, and the government ordered the National Guard to surround the school just in case. So ldiers had to escort the kids into the high school that day to make sure that they wouldn't be harmed. They also had to slow the mob of people opposing the change. Any African Americans that happened to be passing by the mob would be assaulted because they were mistaken for the Little Rock Nine Parents. One of the Little Rock Nine girls was separated from the other children in the Little Rock Nine group because plans were changed and she wasn't informed because her family didn't own a phone. She stated that she had to walk through the mob of people. Many spit on her and called her names. Thankfully, she made it to safety inside the school. S: The Little Rock Nine children were not allowed to participate in sports, clubs, dances, or any other extra curricular activities at the school, because of their race. Most of the White student body at Central High School strongly opposed the Nine African Americans entering the school. President Eisenhower was one of the first presidents to take action against African American discrimination by sending armed troops were sent to Little Rock to stop the violence from the people that were discriminating against the African Americans.  L: Despite the federal protection of the nine students, they still faced harassment from the white students and segregationists. However, they've all managed to succeed in life regardless of the terrible things that happened to them. The Little Rock Nine, Ernest Green, Elizabeth Eckford, Jefferson Thomas, Terrence Roberts, Carlotta Walls Lainier, Minnijean Brown Trickey, Gloria Ray Karlmark, Thelma Watershed-Mair, and Melba Pattillo Beals were all still people, after all. Elizabeth is the only one who still lives in Little Rock, but they all have kept these events close to their hearts. Nowadays, they've all become highly successful in life, in many different situations. Ernest is the Vice President of Lehman Brothers in Washington, D.C. Jefferson is an accountant in the US Department of Defense. Gloria Ray is dividing her time between Amsterdam and Stockholm, all the way in Europe! It's funny to think that people who have been through so much can live such normal lives, isn't it?