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​the little rock nine

lesson #5:
when nine high schoolers took a stand in little rock, arkansas

Watch the video below from the documentary "Eyes on the Prize" and then complete a Journal Entry. 
journal entry
Write a reflection on the documentary you watched - share your thoughts, feelings, and opinion.  How are Ernest Green, Elizabeth Eckford and the other seven students of the Little Rock Nine symbols of courage and achievement?

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t h e   n i n e   s t u d e n t s:

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The following is a movie about the Little Rock Nine, focusing more closely on senior Ernest Green:
journal entry
Write a review of the movie above. 
  • What were the most important, moving or interesting moments? 
  • What did you not enjoy? 
  • How did the movie portray the importance of the nine African American teens who helped integrate Central High School? 
  • What do you think empowered them to persevere through the year? 
  • What lessons did they teach others? Us? America?

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    • About
  • US History
    • US HISTORY 1 >
      • Unit 1: 1491 - 1607
      • Unit 2: 1607 - 1754 >
        • Colonial Regions
        • Puritan Life
        • Thirteen Colonies
        • Metacom's War
        • Pueblo Revolt
        • Great Awakening
        • Mercantilism
        • Slave Trade
      • Unit 3: 1754 - 1800
      • Unit 4: 1800 - 1848
      • Unit 5: 1844 - 1877 >
        • Mexican-American War
        • Know Nothing Party
        • The West
      • Final Test - US1
    • US HISTORY 2
    • APUSH >
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      • Thesis Statements
      • Chapter Outlines
      • Primary Source Guide
      • Short Answer Question
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      • PERIOD 1 (1491-1607)
      • PERIOD 2 (1607-1754) >
        • Jamestown
        • Model of Christian Charity
        • Salem Witch Trials
        • Great Awakening
        • Slavery + The Atlantic World
        • Bacon's Rebellion
        • DBQ Assignments
      • PERIOD 3 (1754-1800) >
        • French & Indian War
        • American Revolution
        • Constitution
        • Federalists v. Anti-Federalists
        • Whiskey Rebellion
        • Hamilton v. Jefferson
        • Farewell Address
        • Louisiana Purchase
        • Virtual Seminar
      • PERIOD 4 (1800-1848) >
        • War of 1812
        • Henry Clay
        • Jackson
        • Interactive Museums
        • Social Reformers
      • PERIOD 5 (1844-1877) >
        • Manifest Destiny
        • Civil War & Reconstruction
        • Booker T. vs. WEB
      • PERIOD 6 (1865-1898) >
        • Populism
        • Gilded Age
        • Immigration
        • Industrialization >
          • The Men Who Built America
        • Imperialism >
          • Spanish-American War
        • Progressive Era
      • PERIOD 7 (1890-1945) >
        • World War I
        • Roaring Twenties >
          • Red Scare
          • Prohibition
          • Scopes Monkey Trial
        • Great Depression
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