Room

Four

Ro

om

Th

ree

Welcome to the Museum ofWelcome to the Museum of[Name of Museum][Name of Museum]

Curator’s Offices

Roo

m

Five

Back Wall Artifact

Contact me at [Your linked email address]

Brittni Beel Jiaranani Chawansantati

Place your picture here.

Return to Entry

WHO WERE THEY?

Who did it?Who did it?

Return to

Entry

WHY AND HOW THEY DID IT?The

Return to

Entry

[Room 2] Room[Room 2] Room

WHAT THEY DID?

Return to

Entry

What they did?What they did?

WHEN AND XCWHERE THEY DID IT?

Return to

Entry

When and Were?When and Were?

Linked citation goes here

Elizabeth Eckford was fifteen years old when she attended Central high school. She was the one who brought international to Little rock. She was first turned away by Central high school international guards. Since she did not graduate from CHS, she in listed in the army.

Return to Exhibit

ELIZABETH ECKFORD

Linked citation goes here

Melba Beals finished a school year at central high school, because the school shut down for a year, she finished school in Santa Rosa, California. Melba wrote a book about her life and torment at central high school.

Return to Exhibit

MELBA PATTILLO BEALS

Linked citation goes here

Ernest Green was the only senior in Little Rock 9 who attended Central High school. Because he was a senior he became the only male out of Little Rock 9 to graduate from that high school. Martin Luther King attended Ernest’s graduation.

Return to Exhibit

ERNEST GREEN

Linked citation goes here

Thomas Jeffersn was a sophomore at an all black school, Dumbar Junior School. He volunteered to o to Central high school during is sophomore year. Since he had a great since of humor the torment he got from the white kids was a joke to him. He graduated central high school in 1960, then attended Wayne state university in Detroit.

Return to Exhibit

JEFFERSON THOMAS

Linked citation goes here

Terrance Robert entered Central High School for his junior year In 1957. Even though he had the torment from white kids he finished his year there. As a result of Central high school closing down he moved his family to Los Angelo's, California and finished his senior year at Los Angelo's High school.

Return to Exhibit

TERRENCE ROBERTS

Linked citation goes here

Carlotta Walls LaNier was the youngest member of the Little Rock 9. She never cared about torment she focused on her studies; when school closed down she waited a year to return to CHS.

Return to Exhibit

CARLOTTA WALLS LANIER

Linked citation goes here

Minnijean brown was a student at Central high school. Minnijean was the first to become suspended from Central High School. After her suspension she was expelled for retaliating. After that she moved down to New York and lived with two women Physiologist who ended up having a big role in Brown vs. Board of education.

Return to Exhibit

MINNIJEAN BROWN-TRICKEY

Linked citation goes here

As much as Gloria hated the torment she kept quit because she new how important education was to her parents. When Central High School closed following year, Gloria moved to Kansas City and graduated from Kansas City Central High School.

Return to Exhibit

GLORIA RAY KARLMARK

Linked citation goes here

Thelma Mother Shed finished her junior year at central high school. As a result of Central high school shutting down she earned credit it correspondence courses, she receive the diploma from Central in he mail.

Return to Exhibit

THELMA MOTHER SHED

Linked citation goes here

Little Rock 9 fought their own personal fight to keep them safe. They followed the rules of the school except when they went on the campus. Confronted by a huge angry crowd and then was escorted the Screaming Eagles of the 101st Airborne. One of the members moved schools and then came back afterwards. Five out of the six members of Little rock nine stayed until of the end of the year.

Return to Exhibit

HOW THEY DID IT?

Linked citation goes here

Little rock nine wanted equally educated just like whites. They tried fighting in every ways, but they’re teenagers that don’t have enough powers to fight these people who are against them. Before attending Central all nine attended segregated school Little Rock public school under of federal troops assign by president Eisenhower. Lastly, they wanted to prove to the whites that they can go to all whites school.

Return to Exhibit

WHY THEY DID IT?

Linked citation goes here

Little Rock 9 stood up for what they believed. Little rock 9 were 9 students who tried to enter Central high school. They were turned down by national guards but that didn’t stop little rock 9; they soon tried to re-enter the high school. Once they were allowed inside the high school the guards were sent to lead them, they weren't fully safe with the guards. They still had to live with daily torment from the white kids.

Return to Exhibit

WHAT THEY DID?

Linked citation goes here

Little rock 9 entered the high school on September 4, 1957. National guards sent out by the governor. The guards escorted the students, they told them to never try too come in again. After they were escorted off premises they soon came back and then were allowed in with guards to guard them. The students went through daily torment.

Return to Exhibit

WHEN THEY DID IT?

Linked citation goes here

This event happened in Little Rock, Arkansas at central high school. The 9 students entered the high school on September 5, 1957.

Return to Exhibit

WHERE THEY DID IT?