Unforgotten Casebook — One case. Every angle. One place.Public history site
Little Rock, Arkansas
The historic site interprets the 1957 desegregation crisis and the experiences of the nine students.
Start with the NPS visitor center and follow official tour guidance; school facilities are not unrestricted visitor areas.
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Nine Black students attempted to integrate Central High School in Little Rock in 1957. State resistance and mob hostility led to federal intervention. Their first school year brought sustained harassment even after troops escorted them inside; their accounts document the human cost of enforcing desegregation.
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Location source review: 2026-09-15. Check the venue for current opening hours and restrictions.
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