Students and Soldiers

Members of the Little Rock Nine leaving Central High School’s main entrance guarded by 101st Airborne soldiers; 1957.

African American children on steps in front of white soldiers in uniform

Courtesy of the Central High School National Historic Site

Media

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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