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Little Rock Nine: Desegregation Struggle

Explore the historic story of the Little Rock Nine, African American students who faced violence and discrimination to integrate Central High School in 1957 Arkansas. Witness their bravery, resilience, and the intervention by President Eisenhower. Discover how they paved the way for future generations.

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Little Rock Nine: Desegregation Struggle

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  1. Little Rock Nine

  2. Little Rock Nine • Nine African American students who desegregated Central High School in Little Rock Arkansas • 1957 – three years after Brown vs. Board of Education

  3. The mob • A mob of angry, white protestors attacked them as they tried to enter the school • Received numerous death threats

  4. Arkansas National Guard • Arkansas governor Orval Faubus sent 270 Arkansas National Guard soldiers to block the school entrance so the African American students could not enter • He openly stated that he would not allow integration

  5. President Intervenes • After three weeks, President Eisenhower sent the 101st Airborne Division “the Screaming Eagles” to protect the students and keep the peace

  6. Ernest Green • The African American students were harassed, but continued to attend • In 1958, the first African American student, Ernest Green, graduated

  7. No School • At the end of the 1958 school year, Governor Faubus closed all of Little Rock’s schools rather than allow integration. • Central High did not reopen until 1960.

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