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      • In 1957, Little Rock’s Central High School became a crucial battleground in the struggle for civil rights. The nation sat transfixed as nine African-American students entered the previously all-white school under federal troop escort.
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  3. www.history.com › central-high-school-integrationLittle Rock Nine ‑ Definition, Names & Facts | HISTORY

    Jan 29, 2010 · On September 4, 1957, the first day of classes at Central High, Governor Orval Faubus called in the Arkansas National Guard to block the Black students’ entry into the high school.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Little_Rock_NineLittle Rock Nine - Wikipedia

    The Little Rock Nine were a group of nine African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957. Their enrollment was followed by the Little Rock Crisis, in which the students were initially prevented from entering the racially segregated school by Orval Faubus, the Governor of Arkansas.

  5. www.nps.gov › the-1957-crisis-at-central-highThe 1957 Crisis at Central High - U.S. National Park Service

    In 1957, Little Rock’s Central High School became a crucial battleground in the struggle for civil rights. The nation sat transfixed as nine African-American students entered the previously all-white school under federal troop escort.

  6. www.archives.gov › milestone-documents › executiveExecutive Order 10730: Desegregation of Central High School ...

    Oct 4, 2023 · This executive order of September 23, 1957, signed by President Dwight Eisenhower, sent federal troops to maintain order and peace while the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, AR, took place. On May 17, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Brown v.

  7. encyclopediaofarkansas.net › entries › desegregationDesegregation of Central High School

    Aug 8, 2024 · On September 4, 1957, nine African-American students attempted to enter Central High School. Several of them made their way to one corner of the campus where the National Guard turned them away.

  8. www.history.com › news › the-story-behind-the-famousThe Story Behind the Famous Little Rock Nine ‘Scream Image’

    Sep 1, 2017 · The crowd gathered outside Little Rock Central High School. The military men were ordered by Governor Orval Faubus to surround the school and prevent Black students from entering the...

  9. learninglab.si.edu › collections › little-rock-nineLittle Rock Nine: the integration of Central High School

    In a key event of the American Civil Rights Movement, nine black students enrolled at formerly all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in September 1957, testing a landmark 1954 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional.