LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Among the most lasting and indelible images of the civil rights movement were the nine Black teenagers who had to be escorted by federal troops past an angry White mob and through the doors of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, on Sept. 25, 1957. FILE – In this […]
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Profiles of the Incredibly Brave Little Rock Nine Who Integrated Central High
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The nine Black teenagers who integrated Little Rock’s Central High School in September 1957 all went on to seek higher education. Eight remain alive. This combination of file photos (left) shows the nine black teenagers who had to be escorted by federal troops past an angry white mob and through […]
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AP Was There: Lawyers Argue over Separate but Equal Doctrine
WASHINGTON (AP) — EDITOR’S NOTE: Sixty years ago, nine Black students enrolled at Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, putting to test a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling in 1954 that declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional. The court ordered all public schools to act swiftly, integrating with deliberate speed. But it was an […]