uestion 4 (4 points) An angry mob of over 1,000 whites gathers in front of Central High School, while nine African American students are escorted inside. The Little Rock police remove the nine children for their safety. -Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, National Park Service, www.nps gov (accessed December 2, 2013) The confrontation described above centered around- a the denial of the First and Fifth Amendment freedoms by southern state legislatures b the refusal of federal courts to hear cases concerning civil rights violations C disagreement over the use of taxes to fund public education d resistance by state and local governments to the Brown v Board of Education ruling

## Step 1<br />The problem presents a historical event where an angry mob of over 1,000 whites gathers in front of Central High School, while nine African American students are escorted inside. The Little Rock police remove the nine children for their safety. The question asks us to identify the main issue that this confrontation centered around.<br /><br />## Step 2<br />The options provided are:<br />a) the denial of the First and Fifth Amendment freedoms by southern state legislatures<br />b) the refusal of federal courts to hear cases concerning civil rights violations<br />c) disagreement over the use of taxes to fund public education<br />d) resistance by state and local governments to the Brown v Board of Education ruling<br /><br />## Step 3<br />The event described is a historical incident known as the Little Rock Nine, which occurred in 1957. This event was a direct response to the Supreme Court's ruling in the case of Brown v. Board of Education, which declared that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.<br /><br />## Step 4<br />The confrontation described in the problem is a clear example of resistance by state and local governments to the Brown v Board of Education ruling. The angry mob of whites gathering in front of the school and the police removing the African American students for their safety are clear indications of this resistance.