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AR school of law integrated
The University of Arkansas School of Law was integrated in 1949, and the Little Rock Public Library in 1951 Even before the Supreme Court ordered integration to proceed “with all deliberate speed,” the Little Rock School Board in 1955 unanimously adopted a plan of integration to begin in 1957 at the high school level. -
SCHOOL SEGREGATION BANNED
School Desegregation and Equal Educational Opportunity. IT IS NO ACCIDENT that the pivotal Supreme Court decision launching the modern civil rights movement was an education case the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka ruling -
Attending an all White School
In the spring of 1957, there were 517 black students who lived in the Central High School district. Eighty expressed an interest in attending Central in the fall, and they were interviewed by the Little Rock School Board, which narrowed down the number of candidates to 17. -
Ovral Faubus
Ovral Faubus was one against segregation, he believed that there should me equal rights in schools, In little rock AR, or Little Rock NIne -
Brown vs. Board of Education
Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren gave a unanimous decision in the turning point of civil rights case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka Kansas. State-sanctioned segregation of public schools was a violation of the 14th amendment and was therefore unconstitutional. -
African American Student Protection
Governor Ovral Fuabus said he would call in the Arkansas National Guard to prevent the African-american students so they have thier own protection
