Desegregation 50th Anniversary - Time Capsules Inc.

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Desegregation 50th Anniversary

Little Rock, Arkansas

Desegregation 50th Anniversary

On the first day of term, the national guard were there to stop the nine entering Central High, where all 1,900 attendees were white. Three weeks later, on 25 September, the group braved a hostile white crowd, climbed the school steps and were escorted to class by US army troops.

Location

Little Rock, Arkansas