• 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.

Oral History

Image of Central High School with text reading, Oral History Highlights, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site.

Click on the links below to watch the Little Rock Nine and others as they talk about the events of 1957-1959.

The Little Rock Nine Attend Classes

State and Federal Involvement

Student Interaction

 
 

Did You Know?

Science lab at Dunbar High School, circa 1942

Dunbar High School served as the school for African American students in Little Rock prior to desegregation.  Today, it is a magnet middle school and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site