Cracking the Wall: The Struggle of the Little Rock Nine

How do the Little Rock Nine create social change?

• they integrated schools

• they segregated schools

• they ended discrimination

What did Dwight D. Eisenhower do to help the Little Rock Nine?

• He sent soldiers to keep the students out of the schools

• He sent soldiers to let the children into the schools

• He supported white southerners

Why does the author introduce the story with a rock almost hitting Daisy Bates?

• Daisy Bates is an important character

• Daisy Bates attended a segregated school

• It shows the conditions of America at the time

What happened on the first day the students attended Central High School?

• The crowd beat up reporters

• They entered through a side door

• The students made it through the day

Describe the nine students who wanted to go to Central High School.

• Hardworking

• Angry

• Courageous

What event actually prompted the students getting into the school?

• The soldiers left

• News programs talked about what was happening at Central

• Orval Faubus sent soldiers to Central

What happened to the students as they tried to enter the high school?

• They were allowed to enter but then forced to leave by the principal

• The soldiers would not let them enter the school

• They had to enter through the back door

What did Orval Faubus do to stop the students from attending Central High School?

• He went to school to stop them

• He spoke on radio and TV

• He sent soldiers to Central High

How did the student's choices help segregate American schools?

• They responded with violence and changed the system

• They responded in an honorable and nonviolent way

"The whole nation took a giant step forward" means...

• We are moving towards equality

• We are still segregating schools