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On This Day: Little Rock Nine Instructional VideoOn This Day: Little Rock Nine Instructional Video
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C-SPAN
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Grade
7th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
5:59
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For Teacher Use
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Duration
10 mins
Instructional Strategy
Direct Instruction
Technology
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On This Day: Little Rock Nine

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The resource explains the importance of the Little Rock Nine and why President Eisenhower used military force to uphold the Supreme Court's decision to end segregation in schools. Scholars learn about attempts from the Arkansas government to prevent desegregation and how the event bolstered African American activists. 

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Concepts

civil rights, the civil rights movement, civil rights leaders, the little rock nine, brown v. board of education, desegregation, american history, african american history, segregation, supreme court cases

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Use the video to prompt a group discussion on the civil rights movement 
  • Give academics more information on the Brown v. Board of Education case to help them better understand the significance of the Little Rock Nine

Classroom Considerations

  • Must have a free C-SPAN Classroom account to access the resource,or use the following login credentials: Username: students, Password: C-SPANCLASSROOM

     

Pros

  • The resource provides visual images relating to the civil rights movement
  • Video is a good resource to demonstrate African Americans' struggle for equality 

Cons

  • None

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Little Rock Nine

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A compelling account of the Little Rock Nine, the first nine students to attend a desegregated school in Arkansas. Stills and video clips illustrate the tumultuous first year at Little Rock High School. Use this video to stir discussion...
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Pbs Learning Media: Little Rock Nine, Melba Pattillo Beals

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Young citizens consider the American civil rights movement as part of the global struggle for human rights. After using a timeline activity to learn about the major events in the civil rights movement, class members study...
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The Freedom Riders and the Popular Music of the Civil Rights Movement

National Endowment for the Humanities
The Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s marched to its own beat—literally. Using songs from the era, as well as other primary sources such as King's "I Have a Dream" speech, class members analyze lyrics to discover how music and protest...
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Handout

Khan Academy: "Massive Resistance" and the Little Rock Nine

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Read about the famous civil rights protest in Little Rock, Kansas in 1957 when nine African American students attempted to enter Central High School on the first day of school. Despite the presence of federal troops at the school for the...
9th - 10th Social Studies & History
Article

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Khan Academy
Read about resistance to desegregation and the nine African American students who dared to integrate Little Rock's Central High School.
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Lesson Plan

Trouble in Little Rock: The Desegregation of Central High School

National First Ladies' Library
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