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Daisy Bates (1914-1999), Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, 2014.

Daisy Bates (1914-1999), Little Rock Central High School National Hist...

Photo date unknown. Daisy Bates, born Daisy Lee Gatson, was a prominent civil rights leader and advocate in Arkansas as well as the entire country in the mid-1900s. Eager to leave the palce of her birth, Huttig... More

The Little Rock Nine, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, 1957.

The Little Rock Nine, Little Rock Central High School National Histori...

On September 25, 1957, the Little Rock Nine finally successfully entered Central High School for their first full day of classes. "If parents would just go home and let us alone, we'll be all right… We just wan... More

Elizabeth Eckford of the Little Rock Nine, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, 1957.

Elizabeth Eckford of the Little Rock Nine, Little Rock Central High Sc...

It was on September 4, 1957 that the Arkansas National Guard soldiers were ordered to bar the Little Rock Nine from entering Central High School. There was a crowd gathering across the street chanting, "Two, fo... More

Arkansas National Guard at Little Rock Central High School, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, 1957.

Arkansas National Guard at Little Rock Central High School, Little Roc...

It was on September 4, 1957 that the Arkansas National Guard soldiers were ordered to bar the Little Rock Nine from entering Central High School. There was a crowd gathering across the street chanting, "Two, fo... More

Arkansas National Guard at Little Rock Central High School, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, 1957.

Arkansas National Guard at Little Rock Central High School, Little Roc...

It was on September 4, 1957 that the Arkansas National Guard soldiers were ordered to bar the Little Rock Nine from entering Central High School. There was a crowd gathering across the street chanting, "Two, fo... More

Arkansas National Guard at Little Rock Central High School, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, 1957.

Arkansas National Guard at Little Rock Central High School, Little Roc...

It was on September 4, 1957 that the Arkansas National Guard soldiers were ordered to bar the Little Rock Nine from entering Central High School. There was a crowd gathering across the street chanting, "Two, fo... More

Little Rock Central High School in winter, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, 2015.

Little Rock Central High School in winter, Little Rock Central High Sc...

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