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Little Rock Central High School National Historic SiteThe statues on the front of Central High School are likenesses of Greek gods and goddesses.
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Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site
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Elizabeth Eckford waits on a bus bench with her head in her hand as segregationist protestors surround her, yelling at her, September 4, 1957.

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Elizabeth Eckford waits on a bus bench as segregationist protestors surround her, September 4, 1957.

Oral History Interview Segments
Click here to view short video segments from the park's oral history collection.

 
Inside the cafeteria at Little Rock Central High School.

Click here to view a photo tour of Little Rock Central High
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U.S. Army troops roll into Little Rock at night, under a billboard reading

Photo by Larry Obsitnik. University of Arkansas Libraries.

Click here to view a great new website from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville's Special Collections Department.  The site includes photographs and other primary sources that document the civil rights struggle in Arkansas.
 
Still photo of Mike Wallace interview with Orval Faubus, 1957. Faubus is in a suit and tie, sitting behind desk in governor's office.
Mike Wallace Interviews
Click here to view 1957 interviews with Orval Faubus and Harry Ashmore.
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Little Rock Nine site bulletin
Brochures
Click here to download brochures about various topics related to the crisis.
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Telegram sent by Eisenhower to Governor Orval Faubus in 1957  

Did You Know?
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

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