Little Rock trivia
Little Rock Mini Quiz
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Question 1
The Little Rock Nine faced intense mob violence in 1957 while attempting to do what normal task?
Following the Brown v. Board of Education ruling, these nine Black students faced angry mobs just to enroll at the formerly all-white Central High School.
Question 2
President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent federal troops to Little Rock to achieve what specific goal?
Eisenhower deployed the 101st Airborne Division, marking the first time since Reconstruction that federal troops were used to enforce civil rights in the South.
Question 3
As part of the Little Rock Nine, Ernest Green achieved what major civil rights milestone?
In 1958, Green became the first Black student to earn a diploma from Central High School. Martin Luther King Jr. quietly attended the ceremony to support him.
Question 4
Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus stalled integration in Little Rock by taking what drastic action?
To prevent further desegregation, Faubus shut down all four of the city's public high schools for the 1958-1959 academic term, a period known as the "Lost Year."