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50 Years Ago in Little Rock
In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court declared that segregating black and white students in separate schools was unconstitutional. Arkansas continued to segregate schools until 1957, when nine black students attempted to attend the all-white Little Rock Central High School. Governor Orval E. Faubus called out the Arkansas National Guard to prevent them from entering.
In response, President Dwight D. Eisenhower ordered federal troops to Arkansas to enforce integration. After a period of crisis and adjustment, the schools integrated without further incident.
Scholastic News Online put together this collection of pictures and stories to commemorate the 50th anniversary of this fight for equality.
Articles
by Kathryn Llewellyn
Scholastic News Online | A student essay now part of the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
by Aaron Broder
Scholastic Kids Press Corps | May 18,2007
The Little Rock Nine were not the first black students to integrate a high school. Find out about The Clinton 12 and a new movie honoring their fight for equality in Tennessee.
Scholastic News Online | Students write letters to civil a rights hero
