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Little Rock Nine (2:28)

Led by civil rights pioneer Daisy Bates, these nine brave Arkansas teenagers broke through racial barriers to become the first black students to attend Little Rock High School.

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Videos (5)

  • Little Rock Nine
    Little Rock Nine

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    Led by civil rights pioneer Daisy Bates, these nine brave Arkansas teenagers broke through racial barriers to become the first black students to attend Little Rock High School.

    Video Clip (2:28)
  • Separate But Not Equal
    Separate But Not Equal

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    In 1954, the Supreme Court unanimously strikes down segregation in public schools, sparking the Civil Rights movement.

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    Civil Rights Act of 1964

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    After years of struggle and setbacks, advocates for equality celebrate the passage of sweeping legislation that prohibits racial discrimination.

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  • Doxie Whitfield's Personal Story of Integration
    Doxie Whitfield's Personal Story of Integration

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    Doxie Whitfield was a nurse in Atlanta in 1963 when the hospital floors were desegregated.

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  • Integration at Ole Miss
    Integration at Ole Miss

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    Newsreel footage of President Kennedy's address to the American people after the University of Alabama riots in 1962.

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  • Integration of Central High School
    Integration of Central High School

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    In 1957 nine black students enrolled at the formerly all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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  • Arkansas
    Arkansas

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    View pictures from the state of Arkansas on History. See images of famous locations that represent the state.

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  • Orval Faubus Blocks Little Rock High School Integration
    Orval Faubus Blocks Little Rock High School Integration

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    On September 2, 1957, Governor Orval Faubus called out the Arkansas National Guard to prevent a group of African-American students, who later became known as the Little Rock Nine, from entering the all-white Central High School. In a broadcast that evening, Faubus defends his decision to call in the state's National Guard.

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