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Little Rock Crowd Control
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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 him holding flags while people in the crowd are laughing.
September 1957
Bates, Daisy
Publication Information
| Creator | Bates, Daisy |
|---|---|
| Date Created | September 1957 |
Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Extent | 1 photograph |
| Dimensions | 25 x 20 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Daisy Bates papers, 1946-1966 |
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| Call Number | PH Mss 523.20 |
| Catalog Record | https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/999465358002121 |
| Finding Aid | https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mss00523 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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Little Rock Integration Crisis
September 1957
Mob violence during the integration crisis in Little Rock. Probably taken between September 20th, when Governor Faubus withdrew the National Guard and September 25, when President Eisenhower federa...
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.
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...
Little Rock Central High School
circa 1957
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.
Violence at Little Rock
September 28, 1957
Violence against African American journalists covering the Little Rock integration story. Here the crowd moves in on Jimmy Hicks (center, wearing a hat), the managing editor of the New York Amsterd...
Jefferson Thomas of the Little Rock Nine
August 17, 1959
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.
