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The Crisis at Central High

On the morning of September 23, 1957 nine African-American teenagers stood up to an angry crowd protesting integration in front of Little Rock's Central High as they entered the school for the first time. This event, broadcast around the world, made Little Rock the site of the first important test of the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision.
 
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Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock

 
 
Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock
Produced and Directed by Sharon La Curise
 
Coming to PBS Thursday, February 2, 2012 www.daisybatesfilm.com
 
"When we took on segregation in the Little Rock schools, I don't think we had any big idea we were going to win it but they were going to know they had a fight."
Daisy Bates
 
 
Free Professional Development
 
Literature Circles: Integrate civil rights through Literature
 
Saturday, February 11, 2012
9:00a.m to 2:00p.m.
Use literature as an effective strategy for teaching social studies. Encourage in-depth study of some topics by all students while using literature to teach content. In this workshop, participants are introduced to award-winning literature on the topic of civil rights, examine the effectiveness of using picture book to teach about civil rights in the secondary classroom, and look at how to construct interactive posters.
To register call the Education Department at 501.396.3012 or e-mail us.
 
 
 
 

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2120 Daisy Bates Drive
Little Rock, AR 72202

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Visitor Center
(501) 374-1957

Administration
(501) 396-3000

Fax

(501) 396-3001

Climate

Little Rock has a climate typical of the upper South.  Temperatures average from a mean low of 40 degrees Fahrenheit in January to a mean high of 81 degrees Fahrenheit in July.  However, summer temperatures can reach into the 90's and exceed 100 degrees while winter temperatures can dip below freezing.
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Central High School under construction in 1927

Did You Know?
When it was built in 1927, the American Institute of Architects named Central High School, "The Most Beautiful High School in America." Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site
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Last Updated: October 10, 2011 at 12:59 MST

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