As a result of this lesson plan, students will comprehend the desegregation crisis at Little Rock Central High School in 1957; identify the Arkansas State Legislature, its role in the crisis at Little Rock Central High School, and the attributes of effective leadership; comprehend the way legal appeals through the federal court systems, combined with grassroots organizations (church communities, neighborhoods) and individual activism, caused change at Little Rock Central High School.
Recommended level: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
1. The Desegregation Crisis at Little Rock Central High School
2. The Federal Courts and the Path to Desegregation