1957: Little Rock Nine
While
the landmark 1954 Supreme Court case Brown v. The Board of Education ruled
segregation in schools unconstitutional. White Americans in several Southern
states stood firmly against integration. In Arkansas, the battle played out in
the national eye. In 1957, nine African American students attempted to begin
the school year at Central High School in Little Rock. The “Little Rock Nine”
as they would become known, faced vicious racist protests. Images of the brave
young students became iconic in the annals of civil rights history. U.S. Army
soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division escort African American students to
Central High School in September 1957 in this image.
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