The Little Rock Nine were a group of nine African American students who enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957. Following their enrollment the Little Rock Crisis happened. The Little Rock Crisis was when the students were prevented from entering the school, by Orval Faubus, the Governor of Arkansas. The Little Rock Nine was a major contributor in advancing desegregation in schools and enforcing desegregation during the civil rights movement.
The Little Rock Nine, also known as the Little Rock Crisis, happened on September 5,1957 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Minnijean Brown, Elizabeth Eckford, Ernest Green, Thelma Mothershed, Melba Patillo, Gloria Ray, Terrence Roberts, Jefferson Thomas, and Carlotta Walls, also referred to as the
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The Little Rock Nine inspired further actions of the Civil Rights Movement, like Freedom Rides, lunch counter sit-ins, and so much more. The Little Rock Crisis was one of the most influential moments in the Civil Rights Movement. The Little Rock Crisis also has inspired many people today. Two people that stand out the most are President Clinton and Hillary Clinton, this an expert from a speech he said at the opening of the Little Rock Nine exhibition at the Clinton Presidential Center in February 2011. “Fifty years, for those of us of a certain age, how quickly they pass. The memory of that day is as vivid to me as this afternoon's rain. The Little Rock Nine, by going through the doors of Central High School, opened the doors of equal opportunity and quality education to millions of others, and they opened the eyes and hearts of many of their fellow Americans who did not share their race, their oppression, or at the moment, their courage, including one 11 year old white boy who lived only 50 miles away and was rooting for them.”(Clinton 1). This quote shows how much America has changed and how accepting of race,gender, and equality for