Question

reading check
what action did the governor of arkansas take to prevent the desegregation of schools in little rock?

vocabulary builder
what does the word compliance mean in the underlined sentence? here is a clue: an antonym for compliance is disobedience. use this clue to figure out what compliance means.

reading skill
summarize list three key events of the 1950s that helped to end segregation.

Explanation:

1. In the 1957 Little - Rock school desegregation crisis, the governor of Arkansas, Orval Faubus, called in the Arkansas National Guard to prevent nine African - American students from entering Little Rock Central High School, defying a federal court order for desegregation.
2. Since the antonym of compliance is disobedience, compliance means the act of following rules, orders, or requests.
3. Three key events in the 1950s that helped end segregation were: the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision which declared school segregation unconstitutional; the 1955 - 1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott sparked by Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat; and the formation of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957 to coordinate the civil - rights movement.

Answer:

1. The governor of Arkansas, Orval Faubus, called in the Arkansas National Guard to prevent the desegregation of schools in Little Rock.
2. Compliance means the act of obeying or following rules/orders.
3. 1. Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
4. Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955 - 1956)
5. Formation of SCLC (1957)