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Little Rock Central High School
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Photograph of Little Rock Central High School. Built in 1927 the school is now a national historic landmark because of the role it played in the school desegregation crisis in September, 1957.
circa 1957
Bates, Daisy
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First Attempt to Enter Central High School by the Little Rock Nine
September 4, 1957
First attempt of the Little Rock Nine to enter Central High School. They were denied entrance by the Arkansas National Guard who had been called up by Governor Orval Faubus on September 2 to preven...
Daisy Bates, the Little Rock Nine and the 101st Airborne Division
September 26, 1957
Daisy Bates looks out from her front window as members of the 101st Airborne Division prepare to escort members of the "Little Rock Nine" to Central High School.
Little Rock Crowd Control
September 1957
The police used fire hoses to control the angry crowds that gathered near Central High School during the integration crisis. There is a boy on the ground who has been drenched. Men stand next to hi...
Letter from Florence Batiste to Daisy Bates, October 6, 1957
A letter to Daisy Bates sharing how the Little Rock Crisis is being shared and thought of in Iowa. It also makes mention of an anonymous letter that was sent to the white students of Central High a...
Daisy Bates Entering NAACP Office
circa 1957
Daisy Bates, president of the Arkansas NAACP chapters, at the door of the organization's office. She headed the integration effort during the crisis at Central High School in 1957.
Daisy Bates and Four of the Little Rock Nine
circa 1957-1959
Daisy Bates outside her home with four of the Little Rock Nine. The students are Elizabeth Eckford, Minnijean Brown, Melba Pattillo, and Thelma Mothershed.
