Tuesday May 19, 2015 Mr. Goblirsch – U.S. History OBJECTIVE – Students Will Be Able To – SWBAT: Describe the crisis in Little Rock over school desegregation. AGENDA: WARM-UP: Crisis in Little Rock CONCEPT: “Little Rock Nine” HANDOUT: Little Rock Crisis VIDEO: The Civil Rights Movement (13:37 – 29:30) FINISH ASSIGNMENTS: ***Both DUE TODAY*** Brown v. Board Questions & Montgomery Bus Boycott Documents Crisis in Little Rock WARM-UP: (Follow the directions below) ***5 Minutes*** Read “Crisis in Little Rock” on P. 703 – 704. Answer the questions. Who were the “Little Rock Nine”? What happened to Elizabeth Eckford? What action was President Eisenhower forced to take? What did Congress pass in September 1957?
Chapter 21, Section 1 Montgomery Bus Boycott TAKING ON SEGREGATION Chapter 21, Section 1 Montgomery Bus Boycott
Crisis in Little Rock State had been planning for desegregation Governor Faubus ordered the National Guard to turn away the “Little Rock Nine” the 9 African American students who would integrate Little Rock Central High A Federal judge ordered Faubus to let the students attend the school Eisenhower placed the National Guard under federal control to watch the 9 attend school A year later, Faubus shut down the high school
Structured Academic Discussion Crisis in Little Rock…