PROCESS PAPER
We chose The Little Rock Nine as our topic because we saw that during the 1950's civil rights were being fought for by African Americans. This was one of the many attempts to end segregation within the nation because Blacks had close-to-no rights at this time and became motivated to pursue them. We were intrigued on how they were so adamant to fight for their rights as well as for those of future generations. The fact that the took the responsibility to go for what they believed in no matter the consequence showed how important the Civil Rights Movement was to American history. As we narrowed down our choices, we saw that the Little Rock Nine had an important impact toward the movement of desegregation through public schooling, as students ourselves we saw it as a more relatable topic not only to rights and responsibilities but to ourselves. The Little Rock Nine was one of the many fights for equality throughout this time and we essentially chose this topic because it was kids our age, fighting for their right to be able to be equal; the very privilege we have today.
We did our research through the school library data base where we found many websites, links, and videos on segregation and the Little Rock Nine. We also used textbooks because of some of the excerpts from the book that related to this issue. We researched articles and actual events that occurred during the movement from members of the students who integrated into Central High school as African Americans during this time. Also looking at documentaries from this time from the History Channel and such helped us thoroughly understand the thought process of the life as an African American during this time to further our research's efficiency. Other research came from different websites having excerpts of interviews with the students of Little Rock Nine which contributed to much of what will go into our project.
We chose to do a website because it seemed to be the one project we could be more hands on with what we wanted to portray with the topic. We wanted to do the project that was somewhat more visually inclined; therefore a website was our best option. The impact of the individuals who went through this time of segregation honestly got us thinking on what we should do to bring their stories to justice. A website is a perfect way for us to portray their feelings and experience through not only their eyes but our own.
This topic relates back to the theme of rights and responsibilities because the time of segregation was all about how African Americans fought hard for their rights to be counted as individuals throughout the nation instead as objects and less than. They stood for what they believed was right no matter how cruel the white supremacy became. They took responsibility to show that they are human too, even though the white race didn't think so. It shows how responsible the Blacks became for the fate of their future when the whites didn't want to take that responsibility. The rights of Blacks were stripped but they never gave up hope, they never stopped fighting for themselves and their children and their grandchildren.
We chose The Little Rock Nine as our topic because we saw that during the 1950's civil rights were being fought for by African Americans. This was one of the many attempts to end segregation within the nation because Blacks had close-to-no rights at this time and became motivated to pursue them. We were intrigued on how they were so adamant to fight for their rights as well as for those of future generations. The fact that the took the responsibility to go for what they believed in no matter the consequence showed how important the Civil Rights Movement was to American history. As we narrowed down our choices, we saw that the Little Rock Nine had an important impact toward the movement of desegregation through public schooling, as students ourselves we saw it as a more relatable topic not only to rights and responsibilities but to ourselves. The Little Rock Nine was one of the many fights for equality throughout this time and we essentially chose this topic because it was kids our age, fighting for their right to be able to be equal; the very privilege we have today.
We did our research through the school library data base where we found many websites, links, and videos on segregation and the Little Rock Nine. We also used textbooks because of some of the excerpts from the book that related to this issue. We researched articles and actual events that occurred during the movement from members of the students who integrated into Central High school as African Americans during this time. Also looking at documentaries from this time from the History Channel and such helped us thoroughly understand the thought process of the life as an African American during this time to further our research's efficiency. Other research came from different websites having excerpts of interviews with the students of Little Rock Nine which contributed to much of what will go into our project.
We chose to do a website because it seemed to be the one project we could be more hands on with what we wanted to portray with the topic. We wanted to do the project that was somewhat more visually inclined; therefore a website was our best option. The impact of the individuals who went through this time of segregation honestly got us thinking on what we should do to bring their stories to justice. A website is a perfect way for us to portray their feelings and experience through not only their eyes but our own.
This topic relates back to the theme of rights and responsibilities because the time of segregation was all about how African Americans fought hard for their rights to be counted as individuals throughout the nation instead as objects and less than. They stood for what they believed was right no matter how cruel the white supremacy became. They took responsibility to show that they are human too, even though the white race didn't think so. It shows how responsible the Blacks became for the fate of their future when the whites didn't want to take that responsibility. The rights of Blacks were stripped but they never gave up hope, they never stopped fighting for themselves and their children and their grandchildren.