Little Rock Nine Timeline By DelaneyC43 Jan 1, 1863 Abraham Lincoln delivers the Emancipation Proclemation 1927 Little Rock Central High opens 1929 Paul Laurence Dunbar High for African American Students opens May 17, 1954 Brown v. Board of Education May 22, 1954 Superintendent Virgil Blossom announces intention to comply with Brown v. Board Aug 23, 1954 NAACP petitions the Little Rock School Board for immediate integration integration 1955 Brown II May 24, 1955 LRSD adopts a phased plan of integration Jan 24, 1956 27 African Americans attempt to enroll at Central High but are refused enrollment Feb 8, 1956 Aaron v. Cooper for immediate desegregation Mar 11, 1956 Southern Manifesto denounces the Supreme Courts decision Sep 2, 1957 Orval Faubus calls in National Guard to prevent the African American Students entry Sep 3, 1957 Mothers League sunrise service protest Sep 4, 1957 Little Rock Nines first day of school Sep 20, 1957 Judge Davies ordered the National Guard to be removed Sep 23, 1957 Police escort the nine students into school Sep 25, 1957 First full day of classes for the African American students May 25, 1958 Ernest Green graduates