Discover our Shared Past and Interconnected Legacy ~ Be a Part of History.
Little Rock Central High School is recognized for the role it played in the desegregation of public schools in the United States. The admission of nine African-American students to the formerly all-white Central High School was the most prominent national example of the implementation of Supreme Court decisions in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka.
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"All the World is Watching..."
Our visitor center features powerful images, archival footage, oral histories of the Little Rock Nine and interactive exhibits to enhance your visit.
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Educating the masses
Our site offers interpretive programs, ranger-led tours of the school, professional development courses and a fieldtrip reimbursement opportunities.
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Civil Rights-of-Way
Our seasonal bicycle tours combine an interpretive experience of the civil rights history of this city with an interactive exercise on our streets.
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Did You Know?
Vice Principal Elizabeth Huckaby's memoir of the 1957 desegregation crisis was made into a television movie starring Joanne Woodward, titled Crisis at Central High. Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site