2. PART B: Which phrase from the text best supports the answer to Part A?
A "When the students tried to enter again on September 24,
they were taken into the school through a back door.
Word of this spread throughout the community, and a
thousand irate citizens stormed the school grounds." (
Paragraph 3)
B "The police desperately tried to keep the angry crowd
under control as concerned onlookers whisked the
students to safety. The nation watched all of this on
television. President Eisenhower was compelled to act." (
Paragraphs 4-5)
c the rest of the country seemed to side with the black
students, and the Arkansas state government was defying
a federal decree. The situation hearkened back to the
dangerous federal-state conflicts of the 19th century that
followed the end of the Civil War." ( Paragraph 5)
D "The following year, Little Rock School District officials
under the command of Faubus closed the schools to
prevent integration. But in 1959, the schools were open
again. Both black and white children were in attendance."
(Paragraph 7)

D "The following year, Little Rock School District officials  under the command of Faubus closed the schools to  prevent integration. But in 1959, the schools were open  again. Both black and white children were in attendance."  (Paragraph 7)

Explanation:

The relevant text is called ''Showdown in Little Rock'' and it talks about the events of September 1957 when 9 Black American children tried to attend a previously all-white school which had now been desegregated thanks to a Supreme Court ruling. This led to a backlash from pro-segregationists.

Part A asks about the central idea of the text and this answer is that, ''the Little Rock Nine helped break racial barriers in American education despite great opposition.''

The supporting text in Part B is that even though the school was closed to prevent integration, its reopening saw integration in full effect and this contributed greatly to the removal of racial barriers in America's education system.

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