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The Little Rock Nine
The central part of Arkansas.
Central, just outside of Little Rock/North Little Rock metro
they were nine academically outstanding (did well in school) high school students which were african-american. They were sent to Central HighSchool in Little Rock Arkansa and were the first black students to be intergrated with whites in schools
daisy bates
nine African American students volunteered to integrate little rock's central high school as the first step in blossom's plan.
The governor of Arkansas at the time
Elizabeth Eckford is one of the Little Rock Nine, a group of African-American students who, in 1957, were the first black students ever to attend classes at Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.
The 1957 integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas lends its name to the nine students who were chosen to be the first blacks to enter that school.
in Arkansas
Basically, President Eisenhower ordered a division of the U.S. Army to escort the students to school. He also de-mobilized divisions of the Arkansas National Guard, just to remove them from the control of the Arkansas governor.
Basically, President Eisenhower ordered a division of the U.S. Army to escort the students to school. He also de-mobilized divisions of the Arkansas National Guard, just to remove them from the control of the Arkansas governor.