November 12, 2006

The Capital Citizens’ Council, formed in 1956, was the most important segregationist organization during the desegregation of Little Rock Central High. The group’s main objective was to oppose Superintendent Virgil Blossom’s plan for gradual desegregation through many methods, including harassment, petitioning government officials, organizing public rallies, and distributing literature such as the example seen here. The group, which claimed over 500 members, faded from the scene by the early 1960s.