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How the Little Rock Nine Changed the Course of Civil Rights History

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 ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

ARKANSAS SIGHTSEEING: The story and impact of Little Rock Central High School’s 1957 desegregation is preserved at this historic site

Little Rock Nine student Elizabeth Eckford is being harassed in this famous Will Counts photo. The main heroes portrayed in words and photos are the Little Rock Nine -- the Black students who ...
Arkansas Times

At Little Rock Nine 68th anniversary event, speakers ask us not to whitewash history

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 ...
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Little Rock Central High celebrates diversity and history at Friday night tailgate

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Nearly 70 years after the Little Rock Nine made history by integrating Central High School, their legacy continues to inspire students and the community. Edmond W. Davis, a social ...