Desegregation Protest March

Protesters marching from the Arkansas State Capitol to Central High School to protest school integration; August 20, 1959.

Large group of white men and boys carrying flags and signs supporting Faubus

Courtesy of the Library of Congress

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Time Period

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

Category

Civil Rights and Social Change / Education / Educational Issues and Controversies / Race / School Desegregation / School Segregation and Desegregation

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