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History Civil Rights Coursework Sources Questions
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... History Civil Rights Coursework Sources Questions Question 1: In September 1957, Elizabeth Eckford had applied to go to an all-white school, and she had been granted a place, but she still had a battle to fight. The evening before she was to go to the school, the governor of Arkansas announced that with black children in the school, it would be impossible to keep law and order. When she tried to gain access to the school, along with about 8 other black children, a crowd surrounded her and stopped her from getting in. Even the guard refused to let her past. In the end, she did not manage to get to school, and finally, she was escorted in by paratroopers sent by J.F. Kennedy. In source A (written by Elizabeth Eckford), racism is clearly shown. There are seemingly 'normal' people, but they are acting in a very strange way - going hysterical just














