Jefferson Thomas of the Little Rock Nine | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Jefferson Thomas of the Little Rock Nine

Jefferson Thomas of the Little Rock Nine | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Jefferson Thomas of the Little Rock Nine is harassed by Central High School students as he waits for transportation after the first day of school.
DESCRIPTION
Jefferson Thomas of the Little Rock Nine is harassed by Central High School students as he waits for transportation after the first day of school.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:52647
Creation Date: 08 17 1959
Creator Name:United Press International
City:Little Rock
County:
State:Arkansas
Collection Name:Daisy Bates papers, 1946-1966
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:PH Mss 523.17
Original Dimensions:10 x 8 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Restricted: Corbis has purchased copyright to all pre-1991 images housed in the UPI office. For reproductions and licensing rights contact copyright holder. Although the nine African American students who integrated Little Rock's Central High School were first met by tolerance from the white students, they soon experienced some physical and verbal abuse from pro-segregation students. Several of the Little Rock Nine moved, transferred to other schools, or graduated. During the 1958-1959 school year, Governor Faubus closed the public schools and the African American students took correspondence courses. By August 1959, Jefferson Thomas, seen here, was one of only two of the original Nine at Central High School.
SUBJECTS
Teenagers
Clothing and dress
Students
Cities and towns
African Americans
Crowds
Men
Outdoor photography
Storefronts
Signs and signboards
Civil rights
Race relations
Automobiles
Roads

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