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  2. Little Rock Nine - Wikipedia

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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 .

  3. Little Rock Central High School - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. Hazel Massery - Wikipedia

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    On September 9, 1957, nine African-American students entered Little Rock Central High School as the school's first black students, including Elizabeth Eckford. On her way to the school, a group of white teenage girls followed Eckford, chanting "Two, four, six, eight! We don't want to integrate!" [3] One of these girls was Hazel Bryan.

  5. On this day in history, Central High School was integrated ...

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    On September 25th in 1957, Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas became integrated. President Eisenhower sent federal troops to escort and enforce the federal court order that allowed ...

  6. Elizabeth Eckford - Wikipedia

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    Elizabeth Ann Eckford (born October 4, 1941) [1] is an American civil rights activist and one of the Little Rock Nine, a group of African American students who, in 1957, were the first black students ever to attend classes at the previously all-white Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.

  7. Jerry Jones was a curious kid at 14. It’s time for him to ...

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    Jones’ curiosity didn’t turn deadly at North Little Rock High School on Sept. 9, 1957 when six Black kids simply tried to enroll in school and attend classes.

  8. In honor of Black History Month, 10Best tours two ... - AOL

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    In honor of Black History Month, visit the campuses in Little Rock, Arkansas, and Topeka, Kansas, that tell the story of school desegregation.

  9. Ernest Green - Wikipedia

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    Ernest Gideon Green (born September 22, 1941) is one of the Little Rock Nine, a group of African-American students who, in 1957, were the first black students ever to attend classes at Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. Green was the first African-American to graduate from the school in 1958.