Desegregation of Central High School Protest Rally

Rally at the Arkansas State Capitol protesting the admission of the Little Rock Nine to Central High School; 1957

White man in suit speaking into microphones outside classical stone building with guard and crowd with american flag and confederate flag

Courtesy of Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division

Media

Time Period

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

Category

Education / Educational Issues and Controversies / School Segregation and Desegregation

Type

Event

Race & Ethnicity

White

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