Web-Based Civil Rights Museum

Little Rock 9

Freedom Riders

Birmingham

Made by Hazel Gibbs

Web-Based Civil Rights Museum

Schoolbook

Army crowd control shield

Army Soldier helmet

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The Little Rock 9

The Little Rock 9 were the first 9 black students to attend the Little Rock Central High School. When they tried to go to school thoguh, th govener of Little Rock had the troops block them out. This whent on for several days until the presedent decided to send 1,000 U.S. troops down even thoguh they only needed 100. After one succsesful year of school for the Little Rock 9, all of the schools in Little Rock were closed for the next year. The govener was forced to open it the next year though, and life was back on track.

Little Rock 9

Criminal placard

Baseball bat

Blown up bus

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The Freedom Riders

Freedom Riders

The Freedom Riders were a group of people who rode buses across the states to see if they could sit in integrated resturants, use integrated facilities, and sit anywhere on the buses. During their first trip, the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) atracked the bus. They burned the bus and assulted all the Freedom Riders. One they even beat with a basball bat. After all the freedom rides, it became law for buses that travelled across state lines to have a certificate basically saying that the bus was integrated and you could sit wherever you wanted, ec. cetera.

K-9 collar

Protest sign

K-9 collar

In 1962, a man named Bull Conors was in control of Birmingham, Alabama. At the time, it was the most segregated city. Martin Luther King Jr. wanted to do somethingabout it. So he came to Birmingham to lead a march. He was arrested a few days later for marching without a license. After that, little to no adults would march. So MLK Jr came up with an idea; have the children march. When the children marched, they were met with harsh violence. The firefighters turned the fire hoses on them with full force, and the police sicced the K-9's on them. Because it was being filmed, every one across America saw this violence. 3,000 troops were sent to restore the peace. After segregation was banned in Birmingham, little things changed. days after MLK Jr left the town, a churchwas blown up and killed 4 African American girls.

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Birmingham City

Birmingham

This crowd control shield was used to protect the Little Rock 9 from the protests and rotting fruit being thrown at them.

This is an army crowd control shield used during the Little Rock 9 fiasco.

This firehose was used against a lot of children during the Birmingham March. Many children were injured because of it.

This is a firehose.

This bus was attacked, burned,and blowed up by the Ku Klux Klan, or the KKK. It was attacked because the Freedom Riders were riding it at the time. It was attacked in Anniston, Alabama on May 14th, 1961, Mothers Day.

This bus was burned by the Ku Klux Klan.

This baseball bat was used by the Ku Klux Klan to beat one of the Freedom Riders because they were riding the bus.

This baseball bat was used by the Ku Klux Klan.

This protest sign was used in the march of the children by a little boy.

this is a protest sign.

This criminal placard was used by one of the Freedom Riders when they were arrested.

This criminal placard was used by one ofthe Freedom Riders.

This police dog collar was used in Birmingham by a K-9 who injured several children.

This is a police dog collar.

This helmet was used by an army soldier who helped the Little Rock 9 get to school. The soldiers were needed multiple times and were used until the end of the school year.

This is an army helmet used during the Little Rock 9 fiasco.

This school book was used by Earnest Green from the Little Rock 9 for his history lessons.

This school book was used by Earnest Green from the Little Rock 9.