National Guardsman Confronts Students at Central High

National Guardsman prevents four black students from entering Little Rock Central High School; September 4, 1957. Students shown are (left to right) Carlotta Walls, Gloria Ray, Jane Hill, and Ernest Green.

white man in helmet with gun faces group of African American teens

Will Counts Collection: Indiana University Archives

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Time Period

World War II through the Faubus Era (1941 - 1967)

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Education / Educational Issues and Controversies / School Segregation and Desegregation

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Event

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