Research Paper On Little Rock Nine

Little Rock Central High School integration The Little Rock Central High School incident involved nine black students, called the Little Rock Nine, attending school at the formerly whites only school. The backlash and protests of this incident were brought on by the racist attitude that had overtaken America and the belief that schools should be kept segregated. It lead to more enforcement by the federal government regarding the integration of schools, and helped African Americans gain their equal treatment in school. The goal of this civil rights event was to integrate schools across the United States and show that black students were just as smart as their white counterparts. The school district remained segregated, but the topic of integration

One effect was on the Little Rock School System itself. After the 1957-1958 school year, the school district was closed, pending a vote on integration. They remained closed for the entirety of the 1958-1959 school year, and didn't reopen until the next school year. When the schools finally did reopen, they were still segregated. The citizens of Little Rock had voted 19,470 to 7,561 to oppose integration of the schools. The effects it had on the rest of the country were much more beneficial to America. The Little Rock nine inspired African Americans across the nation to fight for integration and stand up for what they believed in. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was influenced by this event. Though the act did not ban the segregation of schools in America, it discouraged it and authorized the Attorney General to file suits to enforce the act, effectively scaring school districts into integrating (Tougas,

At the time, many of the schools within America were segregated. According to Brown v. Board of Education, segregated areas in America had to be “separate but equal”, meaning the facilities could be segregated but had to be of equal quality for both races. This was never the case, especially with schools. White schools were far superior to black schools, whether it be regarding teaching supplies or teachers. Because of this education gap, black students never were able to show their full potential as students, they simply didn't have the supplies or teachers to do it. After the Little Rock incident, integration became a hot topic and many schools across the nation became integrated. African Americans finally had the education equality they deserved