Civil Rights Images
Here are some suggestions for when you are working on images.
1. Who is shown in the image?
2. What is happening in the image?
3. Does anything seem harsh or unfair?
4. Does the situation in the image look friendly?
5. Do you notice anything important happening in the background?
6. What do you think the creator of the image is trying to make you think?
7. Who does the image make look good? Look bad?
Minnijean Brown at Central High School: Minnijean Brown, 15, one of the Little Rock Nine, arrives outside Central High School, as members of the 101st Division of the Airborne Command stand ready to protect her and the other African-American students. (Photo Credit: A.Y. Owen/ Time Life Pictures/Getty Images)
Little Rock Nine Escorted into School: Members of the 101st Airborn escort the Little Rock Nine into Central High School. The nine students were Minnijean Brown, Elizabeth Eckford, Carlotta Walls, Thelma Mothershed, Gloria Ray, Terrance Roberts, Ernest Green, Melba Pattilo and Jefferson Thomas. (Photo Credit: US Army)