Little rock high, 1967

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Little rock high, 1967

Causes

  • Brown v Topeka decision

Effects

  • involved the president bringing national attention to the issue and it's importance
  • it received a lot of media attention
  • One black student graduated from little rock high school
  • many schools shut down rather than desegregating

Overall summary

The brown case led to to the school board agreeing that little rock high school would be desegregated The naacp decided to allow a group of black students to attend250 state troops surround the school to 'keep the peace' when in fact they were blocking the entrance to the schoolElizabeth eckford arrived early and was racially abused by the crowd

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