Little rock nine & sit-ins
The Civil Rights Movement was just kicking off and just getting started, and there were already a whole bunch of events going on. More cases against discrimination that ended up getting rid of that segregation and discrimination. The protests were also becoming more clever by not doing anything illegal. Both of these new events really challenged the government and nation as a whole.
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introductionSegregation and discrimination were some of the largest issues that children had to face while growing up. It was definitely worse in some areas and it really took a toll on the colored students and how they felt about themselves. Many schools were not equal and they were separated for the different colored people, however as more people protested, the more the governments would start to help out. Eisenhower was very reluctant to get involved at first because he feared it could start conflict between the federal government and the states. However, after he saw how the children were being treated and affected he finally stepped in and helped many states change their ways also.
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little rock nineThe Little Rock Nine took place in Arkansas in 1957. There were nine black students who tried to attend an all-white High School. The governor of Arkansas at the time was not pleased with this and he got the Arkansas National Guard to prevent these children from going into the school. This was taken to court where a federal judge declared these actions illegal. Twenty days later the Little Rock Nine entered the school through a back door and when the town found out there was an uproar. Fearing for these kids safety, Eisenhower sent the US Army with them to school to ensure they would be allowed to go. Soon after that the school re-opened so that both black and white children could attend and many other states followed in their footsteps.
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sit-insThis all started when four colored college students in North Carolina went to a coffee store and sat down at the bar and they were refused service because of their skin color. Sit-Ins were another way for civil rights activists to peacefully protest. The plan was simple, go in and sit down and wait for service despite all the threats and objects that are thrown your way. When they were kicked out by the owners or police, more people would go in to take their place. The whole point of the peaceful protest was to get their point across without inflicting violence like many other forms of protest had.
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