Little Rock Nine Analysis
Little Rock Nine one of the best and most influential moments in the Civil Rights history. The Little Rock Nine journey is about a group of students who attended Little Rock Central High an all white school, when they attended that school it got worse for them. Everyday getting to school was a struggle for them. White people spit at them, said racial slurs and threw stuff at them, and eventually the president sent in soldiers to escort them safely to school. They closed the Public High schools down all Carlotta wanted to do was to get her education. The media got involved, Carlota spoke at schools, churches,etc about her story. During the integration of Little Rock Central High school in 1957, the media illuminate certain events but painted
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Mrs.Bates is the leader who help the Little Rock Nine, Mrs.Bates said white folks would judge how Integration was working by what the nine of us said & did, “This is important this is history you are helping to change the way America thinks about our Race.” (Lanier pg 109). This is Incomplete because they are faking like everything's okay at Little Rock Nine. Lanier is doing bad but the media is thinking she’s doing well in Little Rock Nine. Carlotta says, “Perhaps that was the view from the outside peeking in from the center of the drama, it sure like turmoil to me.” (Lanier pg 107) The media is thinking Carlotta’s story is doing well but in her perspective she’s doing bad. The media didn’t always tell the truth during the race, because they wanted to change the way america thought about it. Lanier stated that the media didn’t always tell the truth about The Little Rock Nine. The integration of Little Rock Central High in 1957 was shown in an incomplete or inaccurate way by the media this made other people thoughts change about the situation. Carlotta just wanted to live peacefully and not in a town of racism where she couldn’t get her education, she was tired of politics, she just wanted to be in school the most important thing.This was important story, it allowed Blacks, and whites to go to the same schools without an problem, and without being name called, and without being
Mrs.Bates is the leader who help the Little Rock Nine, Mrs.Bates said white folks would judge how Integration was working by what the nine of us said & did, “This is important this is history you are helping to change the way America thinks about our Race.” (Lanier pg 109). This is Incomplete because they are faking like everything's okay at Little Rock Nine. Lanier is doing bad but the media is thinking she’s doing well in Little Rock Nine. Carlotta says, “Perhaps that was the view from the outside peeking in from the center of the drama, it sure like turmoil to me.” (Lanier pg 107) The media is thinking Carlotta’s story is doing well but in her perspective she’s doing bad. The media didn’t always tell the truth during the race, because they wanted to change the way america thought about it. Lanier stated that the media didn’t always tell the truth about The Little Rock Nine. The integration of Little Rock Central High in 1957 was shown in an incomplete or inaccurate way by the media this made other people thoughts change about the situation. Carlotta just wanted to live peacefully and not in a town of racism where she couldn’t get her education, she was tired of politics, she just wanted to be in school the most important thing.This was important story, it allowed Blacks, and whites to go to the same schools without an problem, and without being name called, and without being