INTERACTIVE EVENT GUIDE

Little Rock Nine pg. 1

Greensboro Sit-ins pg. 3

Freedom Riders pg. 2

Made by: Gabrijela L.

Civil Rights Teens and Children's Museum

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Breaking Barriers! The Little Rock Nine and the Fight for Integration

The Little Rock Nine were a group of nine African American students. In 1957 they became the first to integrate Little Rock Central High Shool in Arkansas. When they arrived at the school they were met with violence. President Eisenhower had to send federal troops to protect them. This took place when desegregation was in the south. Those nine students faced a lot during that time. Their actions changed segregation in education and also inspired to fight for equality. Little Rock Nine was a powerful symbol of resilience and ongoing struggle against racial injustice.

Little Rock Nine

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Riding for Justice! The Untold Story of the Freedom Riders

Freedom Riders

Freedom Riders were a group of brave young people in 1961 who rode on buses and rode through the south to protest about segregation. They started at Washington D.C. to New Orleans, Lousianna. The freedom riders faced a violent crowd in Alabama that set their bus on fire. They got attacked by the violent mobs and have gotten arrested but they still didn't give up. They wanted to end desegregation laws. After their hard work and commitment buses were requred to desegrate seating arrangments and facilities ensuring blacks and whites could use same services without discirmination.

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Seats of change! Greensboro Sit-ins

Greensboro Sit-ins

The Greensbooro Sit-in was started by four students at Greensboro lunch cafe in South Carolina. The students went to sit down at a counter for whites only. They sat their till they got served but they didn't. The students were treated badly. The manager closed the food and didn't let anyone serve them at all. The news spread out and everyone started doing it. It grew bigger because Martin Luther King Jr. Speech was helpful. At the end they started serving blacks that sat at the counter.

"Unity and Resistance"

The freedom Riders would ride through states and fight for whats right. They have rode through many states trying to fix desgregation.

The picture in the image is about the Freedom Riders together fighting for what they want

"Nonviolent Resistance"

After hearing about the Greensboro Sit-ins many people started doing the same thing. Everyone did a nonviolent protest. It made a difference when more people started doing it it.

The image shows other people joing in and sitting at an only white bar

"Voices of Courage"

The freedom Riders have spoke up for what they wanted and that is the group. They were young people with a big goal. They went through a lot that they got arrested because people didn't agree with them.

The image shows the Freedom Riders

"Freedom on Wheels"

The Freedom Riders travel on trailyway buses or greyhound buses which were big bus companies in the 1960's. One of the buses they had was burned down by an angry mon in Alabama.

In the image the picture is the bus that they used

"Nine Voices, One Journey"

This is a picture of the Nine African American students that went to Little Rock Central High School. Minnijean Brown, Terrance Roberts, Elizabeth Eckford, Ernest Green, Thelma Mothershed, Melba Patillo, Gloria Ray, Jefferson Thomas, and Carlotta Walls were the nine students names. They have worked hard in school and have inspired other schools in the south to start desegregating too.

This image shows the nine Students

"Government"

This is about how the troops were sent to the school to protect the students from the angry mob outside. The troops were sent to be by the side of the students at all times for safety.

Image is about the Federal troops infront of Central High Schol

"The Influence"

Greensboro Sit-ins inspired nonviolent protests across the country. It raised awareness about racial segregation. It helped contribute to significant legislative changes.

The image shows a monument of the 4 students from the Greensboro Sit-ins

"Student Power"

The names of the students that made a difference and started the sit ins were David Richmond, Franklin McCain, Ezell Blair, Jr., and Joseph McNeil. The students got what they fought.

The image shows the four students who started the sit ins

"Central High School, Arkansas"

This is the school that was desegregated after nine students went there. A monument for them is on the northern side of the building.

Image is the Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas