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Little Rock Nine

By tamiyahkidd

  • Brown vs. Board

    Brown vs. Board
    Topeka declared segregation in public schools as unconstitutional.

  • Enrollment

    Enrollment
    "Little Rock Nine" enrolled at Little Rock's previously all-white Central High School

  • The Beginning

    The Beginning
    Within a week Arkansas was 1/2 Southern states to announce it would comply with the new ruling

  • Day Before School

    Day Before School
    Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus ordered The State National Guard to surround Central High School and block any attempts by block students to enter the school.

  • The First Attempt

    The First Attempt
    Nine black students (Little Rock Nine) attempt to enter Central High but are turned away by the National Guard

  • Command

    Command
    A federal judge grants an injuction to NAACP lawyers Thurgood Marshall and Wiley Branton to impede the governor's use of the National Guard. The troops withdraw.

  • Fearful Anticipation

    Fearful Anticipation
    City police and over 1,000 integration protestors surround the school anticipated to see black students’ attempt to enter the school. Escorted in by police through side door.

  • Helping Hand

    Helping Hand
    U.S. Congressman Brooks Hays and Little Rock Mayor Woodrow Mann ask the federal government for help via a telegram to President Dwight Eisenhower.

  • Helping Hand (cont)

    Helping Hand (cont)
    President Eisenhower displaces between 1,100 and 1,200 federal troops of the 101st Airborne Division and places 10,000 National Guardsmen on duty.

  • Affect

    Affect
    The Little Rock Nine, under protection from federal troops, enter Central High School through the front entrance. Aggressive white mobs verbally rebuke students and physically harm black reporters.