--- title: 'Little Rock Nine' url: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2024/little-rock-nine' markdown: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2024/little-rock-nine.md' date: '2024-06-14' description: 'BRINGING HISTORY TO LIFE: This week, a group of our Level 2 History students attended a talk by Minniejean Brown-Trickey, a significant figure in the US Civil Rights Movement, and her daughter Spirit Tawfiq. Brown-Trickey was a member of the Little Rock Nine, a group of African American school chil…' --- Little Rock Nine History Lesson ![Little rock nine](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/e/8/0/4/7/e804706433bd2cb71edeea3e23e32d3a96649b2e-little-rock-nine.jpg "Little rock nine") # Little Rock Nine Friday, 14th June 2024 at 8:00am #### BRINGING HISTORY TO LIFE: This week, a group of our Level 2 History students attended a talk by Minniejean Brown-Trickey, a significant figure in the US Civil Rights Movement, and her daughter Spirit Tawfiq. Brown-Trickey was a member of the Little Rock Nine, a group of African American school children who were part of an effort to desegregate high schools in Arkansas USA in 1957. The nine children were refused entry to the local school by Arkansas' governor, who mobilised the National Guard to prevent the school from being integrated. This led to a historic intervention from the federal government when the President sent in paratroopers to protect the children and forcibly integrate the school. It is incredibly rare for high school history students to meet someone who actually took part in an event they are currently studying, so meeting Brown-Trickey and listening to her experiences was an invaluable opportunity for our students to get a personal perspective on the realities of living in a fully segregated society, and helped bring the history we have been studying to life. Navigate - [ Home ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/) - [ About Us ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/about-us) - [ Enrolment ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/enrolment) - [ Learning ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/learning-areas) Contact Contact us: [https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact\_us](https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact_us)Green Bay High School 143 - 161 Godley Road, Green Bay Auckland 0643 New Zealand PO BOX 80002 | | | |---|---| | Tel | [+64 9 817 8173](tel:+6498178173) | | Absences | [Ext. 234 or press ‘1’ (one)](tel:+6498178173,234) | | Email | | | CONTACT US | [https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact\_us](https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact_us) | For contact details of individual staff, including Year level deans, please navigate to our [staff directory](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/about-us/staff) Kōtuitui Community Green Bay High School is proudly part of the Kōtuitui community of learning, a learning network of 12 West Auckland schools. To learn more about the Kōtuitui community please click [HERE](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/community/kotuitui). [![Kotuitui Community of Learning](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/user/themes/gbhs/images/kotuitui.svg)](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/community/kotuitui) --- ## Navigation - Parent: [Term 2 2024](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2024.md) - Previous: [Level 3 Physics, Science](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2024/level-3-physics-science.md) - Next: [Louie Miller GOLD Award](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2024/louie-miller-gold-award.md)