Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)

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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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2010 Professional Development Workshop Schedule

Teachers, attend one of our new professional development workshops and earn 4 hours of inservice credit. Click here for more information.

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2010 Summer Teacher Institute

Apply now for one of 25 slots in the 2010 Summer Teacher Institute, July 18th-23rd. Click here for more information.

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Join us in commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day January 18th. For more information, see our Schedule of Events.

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2120 Daisy Bates Drive
Little Rock, AR 72202

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Phone

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.