Little+Rock+Nine

The Little Rock Nine was the first group of African American students to enroll into the Little Rock High school paving the way for other Black students. They faced many obstacles on the mission to end segregation in schools. They were often beaten, thrown down stairs and spat on. They were told to fight back if needed, but if they did they would have been punished more severely than their attackers. Many white students who witnessed these attacks were afraid to say anything because if they did they would be refered to as nigger lovers. The parents of the Nigger lovers would end up losing their jobs as a sort of punishment.The next day Woodrow Mann the mayor of little rock asked president Eisenhower to send federal troops to enforce i ntegration and protect the nine students. the 101st took positions immediately, and the nine students successfully entered the school on to the next day.by the end of September the nine were admitted to little rock central high under the protection of the u.s army but they were still subject to a yr of physical and verbal abuse.