25. Document Project 25: Teenagers in Postwar America

Quiz for Document 25.7 The Desegregation of Central High School, 1957

Quiz for Document 25.7: The Desegregation of Central High School, 1957

Document Project Document 25.7: The Desegregation of Central High School, 1957

Choose the best answer to each question.

Question 1

1. After viewing the image of Hazel Bryan taunting Elizabeth Eckford in front of Central High School, pick the most accurate statement about the significance of the photograph from the choices below.

Local white teenagers in Little Rock were more tolerant of other races than their parents.

The press played an important role in framing the issue of the desegregation of Central High School.

Soldiers used the threat of violence to prevent black students from attending Central High School.

Gender norms in Arkansas in 1957 emphasized the idea that young ladies should not express their political beliefs.

Question 2

2. What message do the background figures, including the soldiers, send to Elizabeth Eckford and other observers?

Violence was an acceptable way to solve social problems.

It was not a sunny day despite Eckford’s sunglasses.

Racism and anger were acceptable as long as no one was physically hurt.

Women were more racist than men in Arkansas.

Question 3

3. Based on this image, which of the following describes teenagers of the 1950s?

Most teenagers were focused on rock and roll music and delinquency.

All teenagers were forward thinking and racially tolerant.

Teenagers faced larger issues such as racism in addition to social rebellion.

Teenagers were not racist like the previous generations had been.

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