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The Little Rock Nine were a group of nine African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957. Their enrollment was followed by the Little Rock Crisis, in which the students were initially prevented from entering the racially segregated school by Orval Faubus, the Governor of Arkansas. They then attended after the intervention of President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Elizabeth Eckford attempts to enter Little Rock Central High on 4 September 1957. The girl shouting is Hazel Bryan.
The nine students greeting New York mayor Robert F. Wagner Jr. in 1958
101st Airborne escorting the Little Rock Nine to school
Young U.S. Army paratrooper in battle gear outside Central High School, on the cover of Time magazine (October 7, 1957)
Little Rock Central High School
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Little Rock Central High School (LRCH) is an accredited comprehensive public high school in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. The school was the site of the Little Rock Crisis in 1957 after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that segregation by race in public schools was unconstitutional three years earlier. This was during the period of heightened activism in the civil rights movement.
Front entrance to Little Rock Central High School
President Bill Clinton led celebrations of the 40th anniversary of desegregation at Little Rock Central High School.
The Reflecting Pool was restored during the 2004–05 school year.
Detail of Front Entrance