Little Rock Nine Research Paper

English 9
6 February 2013
Little Rock 9 Why was there ever discrimination in schools in the U.S.A? The Little Rock nine is a great example of discrimination in the U.S. The Little Rock nine was a group of African American students that went to an all white high school. Students and parents were upset about them attending the high school so they protested outside of the high school; some students didn 't even come to school. The Little Rock nine still came to school every day knowing the trouble to come. The reason the nine students were sent to the school is because of the case Brown vs.
Board of Education which desegregated schools slowly thought America.(“Little Rock Nine Desegregation” 1) The mayor asked President Eisenhower to send troops to protect the 9 African American students in 1957 (Little Rock Nine 2).They brought attention from all around
When they finally got through the mobs they went to their classes they did not have any classes with each other they were on their own besides the protection of the national troops. There were places where they were not protected by the soldiers such as bathrooms and locker rooms, school were very tough and not what they were used to. They got the same education as the other kids just not the same respect. Every day they were harassed verbally and physically they were kicked punched and called names every day of the school year.(" Little Rock Nine " 2). Although the mob was ran away for good because they gave up after years of no change. Minnijean was the first to rebel and get suspended from the school for spilling a bowl of chili purposely on two girls and calling them white trash, and then later expelled. After she ended up going to a high school in New York City and later in a documentary of what happened later that year called “Crisis at Central High”. (“Little Rock Nine” 2)The