• Front facade of Little Rock Central High School

    Little Rock Central High School

    National Historic Site Arkansas

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  • Restricted Access to Central High School

    All visitors should park and begin their visit at the National Park Service Visitor Center at 2120 West Daisy Gatson Bates Drive. Do NOT park in front of Central High School or at the Magnolia Gas Station. Reservations are required to tour the school.

Distance Learning Opportunities

Flyer for distance learning programs.

Would you like to talk to a park ranger before you visit the site? Do you live out of town or out of state? Are you unable to visit the site? Then call (501.374.1957) or email a park ranger to arrange for a distance learning program for your school.

 
Ball State University Electronic Field Trip webpage.
The Nine Who Made a Difference
Follow this link to access the Ball State University Electronic Field Trip (EFT) about the Little Rock Nine. The EFT has a complete curriculum website for teachers with lesson plans and other educational content for students. Registration is required. Click here for more information.
 
Home page for new website about school desegregation in Norfolk, VA.

Learn more about another community that closed its schools to prevent integration.

Click here to view documents and resources about school desegregation in Norfolk, VA from Old Dominion University.

  • Virtual Tour of Central High Virtual Tour of Central High

    Click here to go to AETN's virtual tour of Central High School.

  • Mike Wallace Interviews Mike Wallace Interviews

    Click here to view 1957 interviews with Orval Faubus and Harry Ashmore. Read More

Did You Know?

Telegram sent by Eisenhower to Governor Orval Faubus in 1957

In 1957 President Eisenhower sent soldiers into Arkansas to enforce the federal court's order to desegregate Central High - becoming the first president since Reconstruction to use federal troops to support African American civil rights. Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site