Desegregation Protest

An African-American boy in Little Rock (Pulaski County) watching a group of people marching in protest of the desegregation of Central High School; August 1959.

African-American boy watching white protesters marching in distance

Courtesy of the Library of Congress

Media

Time Period

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

Category

Education / Educational Issues and Controversies / School Segregation and Desegregation

Type

Event

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