Important Figures in the Little Rock Crisis
DIRECTIONS: Below are several sub-topics you will need to research on this issue. Each sub-topic has questions you need to answer, and all the sites on the "Resources" page have the information you need in order to answer the questions. However:
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WRITE YOUR ANSWERS IN YOUR OWN WORDS. |
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You do NOT have to write in complete sentences (yet), but make sure what you write down is clearly said. |
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(unless the question specifically asks for quoted material--meaning something you are writing down word for word from a web page) |
I highly recommend that you split up the sub-topics among your group members (divide and conquer!). SHARE the information you find with your group members because everyone needs to write down the information. If there are still things you are missing after everyone does their share, work together to find that missing information.
HOW TO TAKE NOTES: Write down your information according to the sub-topic you research (i.e., Write all the information you find on "Thurgood Marshall" down in one section. IF YOU WANT, you can copy down the questions as well, but that is not necessary as long as you make sure to gather all the information the questions ask for.
Sub-Topics and Questions
Thurgood Marshall
Write a short biography (about 1/2 page) about who Thurgood Marshall was.
How was Marshall involved in the Little Rock crisis? What was his position on integration? What was his impact in the crisis?
What other events was Marshall involved in during the 1950's that were important to the Little Rock crisis? What was his role in those events?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Write a short biography (about 1/2 page) about who Dwight D. Eisenhower was.
What was Eisenhower's position on integration? Look at several sites for information on this and write a paragraph explaining where you think he stood on this issue and why.
How was Eisenhower involved in the Little Rock crisis? What was his impact in the crisis?
Orval E. Faubus
Write a short biography (about 1/2 page) about who Orval E. Faubus was.
What was Faubus's position on integration? Look at several sites for information on this and write a paragraph explaining where you think he stood on this issue and why.
How was Faubus involved in the Little Rock crisis? What was his impact in the crisis?