Description
Professor emeritus of history V. P. Franklin, author of "The Young Crusaders: The Untold Story of the Children and Teenagers Who Galvanized the Civil Rights Movement," talked about the role of Carlotta Walls and Melba Patillo of the Little Rock Nine and of Claudette Colvin.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- CLIP 1: What actions did President Eisenhower take to protect the rights of the Little Rock Nine "to go to school?"
- CLIP 1: What do you see and hear in the clip of Carlotta Walls?
- CLIP 1: According to V. P. Franklin, what was "really interesting" about Walls? How does Franklin describe the "daily conditions" in the school for the Little Rock Nine?
- CLIP 1: Summarize the story that Franklin shares from Melba Patillo's autobiography. Who else exhibited "bravery" alongside the children during the "desegregation campaigns?"
- CLIP 2: What do you see and hear in the clip of Claudette Colvin?
- CLIP 2: According to Franklin, what roles did young people play in Civil Rights era protests? What happened if students were expelled from school?
- CLIP 2: What type of Civil Rights protests did teenagers start?
Additional Resources
Participants
Vocabulary
- Boycott
- Civil Rights Movement
- Integration
- Little Rock Nine
- National Guard
- Plaintiff
- President
- Rosa Parks