Little Rock Nine
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The Little Rock Nine were a group of African American students who famously integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957, becoming key figures in the U.S. civil rights movement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Little Rock Nine canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Little Rock Nine Context triple: [Little Rock Central High School, associatedWithPerson, Little Rock Nine]
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Little Rock Integration Crisis
The Little Rock Integration Crisis was a 1957 confrontation in which federal troops were deployed to enforce the desegregation of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, marking a pivotal moment in the U.S. civil rights movement.
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Ole Miss integration crisis
The Ole Miss integration crisis was a 1962 confrontation over the enrollment of James Meredith as the first Black student at the University of Mississippi, sparking violent riots that forced federal intervention and became a pivotal moment in the U.S. civil rights movement.
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University of Alabama integration crisis
The University of Alabama integration crisis was a pivotal 1963 confrontation over the enrollment of Black students that symbolized federal enforcement of desegregation against Southern resistance during the civil rights era.
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Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education
Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education is a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that held individuals are protected from retaliation when they complain about sex discrimination in educational programs receiving federal funding.
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Little Rock Central High School
Little Rock Central High School is a historic public high school in Little Rock, Arkansas, best known as the site of the 1957 desegregation crisis that became a landmark event in the American civil rights movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Little Rock Nine Target entity description: The Little Rock Nine were a group of African American students who famously integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957, becoming key figures in the U.S. civil rights movement.
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A.
Little Rock Integration Crisis
The Little Rock Integration Crisis was a 1957 confrontation in which federal troops were deployed to enforce the desegregation of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, marking a pivotal moment in the U.S. civil rights movement.
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B.
Ole Miss integration crisis
The Ole Miss integration crisis was a 1962 confrontation over the enrollment of James Meredith as the first Black student at the University of Mississippi, sparking violent riots that forced federal intervention and became a pivotal moment in the U.S. civil rights movement.
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C.
University of Alabama integration crisis
The University of Alabama integration crisis was a pivotal 1963 confrontation over the enrollment of Black students that symbolized federal enforcement of desegregation against Southern resistance during the civil rights era.
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D.
Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education
Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education is a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that held individuals are protected from retaliation when they complain about sex discrimination in educational programs receiving federal funding.
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Little Rock Central High School
Little Rock Central High School is a historic public high school in Little Rock, Arkansas, best known as the site of the 1957 desegregation crisis that became a landmark event in the American civil rights movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights movement organization
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group of students ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Congressional Gold Medal ⓘ |
| cityOfSchoolIntegrated |
Little Rock, Arkansas
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surface form:
Little Rock
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| commemoratedBy |
educational curricula on civil rights history
ⓘ
monuments in Little Rock, Arkansas ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| ethnicity | African American ⓘ |
| event |
Little Rock Integration Crisis
ⓘ
surface form:
Little Rock school desegregation crisis
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| hasSignificantPlace |
Little Rock Central High School
ⓘ
surface form:
Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site
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| historicalSignificance |
catalyst for federal enforcement of civil rights in education
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symbol of resistance to school segregation ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent school desegregation efforts in the United States ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Brown v. Board of Education
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surface form:
Brown v. Board of Education decision
|
| location | Little Rock, Arkansas ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
extensive national television coverage
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front-page newspaper coverage across the United States ⓘ |
| member |
Carlotta Walls LaNier
ⓘ
Elizabeth Eckford ⓘ Ernest Green ⓘ Gloria Ray Karlmark ⓘ Jefferson Thomas ⓘ Melba Pattillo Beals ⓘ Minnijean Brown ⓘ Terrence Roberts ⓘ Thelma Mothershed ⓘ |
| memberCount | 9 ⓘ |
| movement | American civil rights movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
desegregation of Little Rock Central High School
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school integration crisis of 1957 ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Orval Faubus
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surface form:
Governor Orval Faubus
segregationists in Arkansas ⓘ |
| orderedProtectionBy |
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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surface form:
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
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| partOf | desegregation of public schools in the United States ⓘ |
| protectedBy |
U.S. 101st Airborne Division
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surface form:
101st Airborne Division
federalized Arkansas National Guard ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Congressional Gold Medal ⓘ |
| schoolIntegrated | Little Rock Central High School ⓘ |
| startTime | 1957 ⓘ |
| stateOfSchoolIntegrated | Arkansas ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
books about school desegregation
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documentary films on the civil rights movement ⓘ television dramatizations of the Little Rock crisis ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Daisy Bates
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NAACP ⓘ
surface form:
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Thurgood Marshall ⓘ |
| yearOfCongressionalGoldMedal | 1999 ⓘ |
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Subject: Little Rock Nine Description of subject: The Little Rock Nine were a group of African American students who famously integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957, becoming key figures in the U.S. civil rights movement.
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