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1957September 1957 · Little Rock, Arkansas

Little Rock Nine and the desegregation of Central High

The tall arched main entrance of Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas
Photo: Warren LeMay. CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

After the Supreme Court outlawed school segregation, nine Black students enrolled at Little Rock Central High School in 1957. Arkansas governor Orval Faubus sent the National Guard to bar them and a white mob gathered outside. President Eisenhower took control of the Guard and sent the 101st Airborne, who escorted the students in on 25 September. Central High is still a working school.

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  1. Site 1: Little Rock Central High School National Historic SiteVisitor centre facing the school's front, with ranger-led tours.Map ↗

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