On Sept. 24, 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower deployed federal troops to Little Rock, Arkansas, to guide nine Black students into Central High School. Known as the Little Rock Nine, these young ...
Led by Arkansas NAACP president Daisy Gaston Bates, nine Black students took on the task of testing the U.S. Supreme Court's 1954 landmark ruling of Brown v. Board of Education, which declared that ...
Four of the Little Rock Nine. From left to right: Minnijean Brown-Trickey, Elizabeth Eckford, Carlotta Walls LaNier, Terrence Roberts and moderator Brian Schwieger from the National Park Service ...
1957: National Guard troops form a line in a street to enforce desegregation at Central High School in Little Rock, Ark. 1957: National Guard troops form a line in a street to enforce desegregation at ...
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This Day in History: Little Rock Nine blocked from entering school during integration era
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (WHSV) - Nearly 70 years ago on Sept. 4, 1957, Arkansas National Guard troops blocked several Black students, known today as the Little Rock Nine, from entering Little Rock’s Central ...
Sept. 3 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1957, Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus called out the National Guard to prevent nine Black students from entering Central High School in Little Rock. After ...
Over 60 years ago the Little Rock Nine made history when they entered Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. Today, over 60 years ago, nine Black teenagers, escorted by federal troops, walked ...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Arkansas Travelers players visited Little Rock Central High School this week to reflect on Juneteenth and learn more about the legacy of the Little Rock Nine. Juneteenth, ...
— -- It has been 50 years since federal troops escorted nine black teenagers past an angry white mob and forcibly integrated Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas. Following is a timeline ...
History always repeats itself, but what happens if you never learn your lesson the first time? As President Donald Trump continues his deportation mandate, many are concerned his disregard for court ...
During my internship at the museum, I had the immense pleasure of working with a collection of objects donated by Minnijean Brown Trickey. Minnijean was a member of the Little Rock Nine, a group of ...
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