Little Rock Nine Research Paper

Throughout the history of the United States African Americans have suffered, fought for their rights, and overcame diversity. In our pledge of allegiance, it says “with liberty and justice for all.” But did African Americans really have liberty and justice all throughout history? Many people stood up for them and many people treated them terribly. They persevered through all their hard ships and defeated some of the wrongs that were happening to them. Today, they are recognized as equal people and citizens of the United States. In 1863, President Lincoln abolished slavery through the Emancipation Proclamation, even though he did this most southern states refused to cooperate. African Americans had to defend themselves and it was difficult. …show more content…
There were many race riots and boycotts from around the 1920s to the1960s. There was segregation in schools, restrooms, transportation, restaurants, and pretty much any other place where black and white people could potentially share something. In 1955, some white men murdered a fourteen-year-old black boy for allegedly whistling at a white woman. The accusation was false, but that could not bring back the boy. His mother wanted his death and funeral to be publicized to help propel the civil rights movement. In September 1957, the Little Rock Nine was also a move towards desegregation. Nine African American students with the help of army troops sent by president Eisenhower enrolled and attended an all-white school. The desegregation movement was growing, and they needed a leader to help this end once and for all. The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a year long boycott of Montgomery’s segregated bus system in 1955 and 1956. The boycott gained national attention and brought Martin Luther King Jr. to prominence. The boycott ended in a victory when the Supreme Court declared segregated transportation unconstitutional. All the hard work finally paid off when President Johnson passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which made discrimination in employment, education, and public accommodations illegal. African Americans were finally

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