wgbh_tdcr_054 054 tdcr wgbh yes Little Rock Nine African American high school students--Arkansas--Little Rock African American civil rights workers--Arkansas--Little Rock Civil rights workers--Arkansas--Little Rock African American students--Arkansas--Little Rock School integration--Arkansas--Little Rock School integration--Massive resistance--Arkansas--Little Rock Students--Arkansas--Little Rock African Americans--Segregation African Americans--Civil rights--Arkansas--Little Rock Civil rights movements--Arkansas--Little Rock Civil rights demonstrations--Arkansas--Little Rock Discrimination in education--Law and legislation--Arkansas--Little Rock Segregation--Arkansas--Little Rock White Citizens councils--Arkansas--Little Rock Intimidation--Arkansas--Little Rock Federal-state controversies--Arkansas--Little Rock Mobs--Arkansas--Little Rock Soldiers--Arkansas--Little Rock Students--Arkansas--Little Rock Intervention (Federal government)--Arkansas--Little Rock Government, Resistance to--Southern States Police--Arkansas--Little Rock Social justice--United States Central High School (Little Rock, Ark.) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Arkansas National Guard Beals, Melba Trickey, Minnijean Brown Eckford, Elizabeth, 1942- Green, Ernest G. (Ernest Gideon), 1941- Mothershed-Wair, Thelma Karlmark, Gloria Ray, 1942- Roberts, Terrance J. Thomas, Jefferson, 1942-2010 LaNier, Carlotta Walls Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 Faubus, Orval Eugene, 1910-1994 Brown, Oliver, 1918- --Trials, litigation, etc. These photographs capture the controversial desegregation of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957. Nine black students who attempted to enter the school encountered a mob of 1,000 angry whites demonstrating in protest. Several weeks later, under armed federal escort, they were able to attend the school. Major funding for this project is provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Supported in part by a grant from the Open Society Institute. Grade range: 6-12. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. [Boston, Mass.] : WGBH Educational Foundation Teacher's Domain Civil Rights Special Collection WGBH Educational Foundation 2002/2008 Instructional materials Teaching guides Resource units Slideshows Black-and-white photographs http://www.teachersdomain.org/resources/iml04/soc/ush/civil/lr9/ text/html application/x-shockwave-flash 255.4 Kb Forms part of: Teacher's Domain Civil Right Special Collection. A Flash player may be needed for the photographic slideshow. 1954/1957 Little Rock (Ark.) Pulaski County (Ark.) The Teachers' Domain Civil Rights Collection is a collaborative production of WGBH Education Productions, the WGBH Media Library, and WGBH Interactive, in partnership with the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute and Washington University in St. Louis. Girls escorted and nine escorted ©AP/Wide World Photos. Students seated on couch courtesy of the WGBH Digital Image Gallery. All other images ©Corbis. 20120221 160735