Photograph
Jefferson Thomas of the Little Rock Nine
| 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. |
| Image ID: | 52647 |
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| Creation Date: | 08 17 1959 |
| Creator Name: | United Press International |
| City: | Little Rock |
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| 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 |
| 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. |
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