Little Rock Central High School Integration

Title:
Little Rock Central High School Integration
Years:
1957
Description:
The desegregation of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, gained national attention on September 3, 1957, when Governor Orval Faubus mobilized the Arkansas National Guard in an effort to prevent nine African American students from integrating the high school. After several failed attempts to negotiate with Faubus, President Dwight D. Eisenhower took action against the defiant governor by simultaneously federalizing the Arkansas National Guard, removing the Guard from Faubus' control, and ordering one thousand troops from the United States Army 101st Airborne Division in Ft. Campbell, Kentucky to oversee the integration. On September 25, 1957 the students, now known as the Little Rock Nine, entered Central High School, an academically renowned school with an enrollment of approximately two thousand white students. Despite suffering constant torment and discrimination from their classmates, eight of the nine students completed the school year at Central High School.
Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

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--And having writ-- moves on-- / Baldy, 1959 Aug. 13 [i.e., 12]

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1959-08-12
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

--We can all work together-- like we did with Orval Faubus! / Baldy, 1962 July 19

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1962-07-19
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

Johnny can read / Baldy, 1958 Nov. 20.

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1958-11-20
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

Slow train through Arkansas / Baldy, 1957 Sept. 5

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1957-09-05
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

The spotlight shifts at Little Rock / Baldy, 1957 Oct. 1 [i.e., 1958 Aug. 24].

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1958-08-24
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

1958 Freedom House award ceremony

Date of Original:
1958
Collection:
Butler Center for Arkansas Studies Audio Collection
Contributing Institution:
Butler Center for Arkansas Studies

Annie Auter Williams interview with Bobby Palmon Rice

Creator:
Rice, Bobby Palmon
Date of Original:
1995-09-18
Collection:
Butler Center for Arkansas Studies Audio Collection
Contributing Institution:
Butler Center for Arkansas Studies

Annie M. Auter Williams interview with Hazel Marie Palmer Fields

Creator:
Fields, Hazel Marie Palmer
Date of Original:
1995-08-31
Collection:
Butler Center for Arkansas Studies Audio Collection
Contributing Institution:
Butler Center for Arkansas Studies

Annie M. Auter Williams interview with Henri Jean Crofton Carey

Creator:
Carey, Henri Jean Crofton
Date of Original:
1995-09-10
Collection:
Butler Center for Arkansas Studies Audio Collection
Contributing Institution:
Butler Center for Arkansas Studies

Annie M. Auter Williams interview with Irene Bussey Childs

Creator:
Childs, Irene Bussey
Date of Original:
1994-08-08
Collection:
Butler Center for Arkansas Studies Audio Collection
Contributing Institution:
Butler Center for Arkansas Studies

Annie M. Auter Williams interview with John Taylor Rutledge

Creator:
Rutledge, John Taylor
Date of Original:
1995-03-08
Collection:
Butler Center for Arkansas Studies Audio Collection
Contributing Institution:
Butler Center for Arkansas Studies
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Bill and Carole Sherman collection of clippings on Little Rock Central High School, 1995-1997

Creator:
Sherman, Bill
Sherman, Carole
Date of Original:
1995-10-07/1997-09-25
Collection:
Butler Center for Arkansas Studies Finding Aids Collection
Contributing Institution:
Butler Center for Arkansas Studies

Elizabeth Jacoway Little Rock Crisis collection [DIGITAL CONTENT]

Creator:
Jacoway, Elizabeth, 1944-
Date of Original:
1935/2007
Collection:
Butler Center for Arkansas Studies Finding Aids Collection
Contributing Institution:
Butler Center for Arkansas Studies

James Guy Tucker, Jr., papers, 1821-2016

Creator:
Tucker, Jim Guy
Date of Original:
1952/1997
1821/2016
Collection:
Butler Center for Arkansas Studies Finding Aids Collection
Contributing Institution:
Butler Center for Arkansas Studies

John M. Fox collection of Little Rock Central High School segregationist cards, circa 1957-1958

Date of Original:
1957/1958
Collection:
Butler Center for Arkansas Studies Finding Aids Collection
Contributing Institution:
Butler Center for Arkansas Studies

LaVerne Bell-Tolliver papers on The First Twenty-Five: An Oral History of the Desegregation of Little Rock's Public Junior High Schools

Date of Original:
1961/2015
2014/2015
Collection:
Butler Center for Arkansas Studies Finding Aids Collection
Contributing Institution:
Butler Center for Arkansas Studies

William L. Terry papers [DIGITAL CONTENT]

Creator:
Terry, William L.
Date of Original:
1840/2014
Collection:
Butler Center for Arkansas Studies Finding Aids Collection
Contributing Institution:
Butler Center for Arkansas Studies

Aaron v. Cooper

Creator:
Foster, Lynn
Date of Original:
2007
Collection:
Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture
Contributing Institution:
Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture

Arkansas Council on Human Relations (ACHR)

Creator:
Riffel, Brent E.
Date of Original:
1954/9999
Collection:
Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture
Contributing Institution:
Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture

Bennett, Bruce

Creator:
Woods, Jeff
Date of Original:
1917/1979
Collection:
Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture
Contributing Institution:
Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture

Daisy Lee Gatson Bates

Creator:
Stockley, Grif
Date of Original:
1913/1999
Collection:
Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture
Contributing Institution:
Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture

Desegregation of Central High School

Creator:
Miller, Laura A.
Date of Original:
1954/1957
Collection:
Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture
Contributing Institution:
Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture

Green, Ernest Gideon

Creator:
Miller, Laura A.
Date of Original:
1941/2007
Collection:
Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture
Contributing Institution:
Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture
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[A reporter interviews Little Rock Nine students after their arrival at La Guardia Airport, New York, NY, 1958]

Creator:
Grossman, Mildred, 1916-1988
Lohrey, Melissa
Date of Original:
1958
Collection:
Mildred Grossman collection
Contributing Institution:
Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery. Special Collections Department

[Audio tour of the UN Headquarters, New York, NY, 1958]

Creator:
Grossman, Mildred, 1916-1988
Lohrey, Melissa
Date of Original:
1958
Collection:
Mildred Grossman collection
Contributing Institution:
Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery. Special Collections Department

[Betty Bentz presents Elizabeth Eckford, Minnijean Brown, Melba Beals, and Carlotta Walls with the Local 6 Civil Rights Award, New York, NY, 1958]

Creator:
Grossman, Mildred, 1916-1988
Lohrey, Melissa
Date of Original:
1958
Collection:
Mildred Grossman collection
Contributing Institution:
Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery. Special Collections Department

[Carlotta Walls and Minnijean Brown talk on the subway, New York, NY, 1958]

Creator:
Grossman, Mildred, 1916-1988
Lohrey, Melissa
Date of Original:
1958
Collection:
Mildred Grossman collection
Contributing Institution:
Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery. Special Collections Department

[Carlotta Walls on the subway, New York, NY, 1958]

Creator:
Grossman, Mildred, 1916-1988
Lohrey, Melissa
Date of Original:
1958
Collection:
Mildred Grossman collection
Contributing Institution:
Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery. Special Collections Department

[Carlotta Walls on the water overlooking the Statue of Liberty, New York, NY, 1958]

Creator:
Grossman, Mildred, 1916-1988
Lohrey, Melissa
Date of Original:
1958
Collection:
Mildred Grossman collection
Contributing Institution:
Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery. Special Collections Department
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Ministers' Manifesto

Creator:
Hatfield, Edward A.
Date of Original:
2007-10-12
Collection:
New Georgia Encyclopedia
Contributing Institution:
New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)

Diary notes dictated by President Eisenhower regarding visit with Governor Faubus

Creator:
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
Date of Original:
1957-10-08
Collection:
Presidential Timeline of the Twentieth Century Information: Dwight D. Eisenhower
Contributing Institution:
Dwight D. Eisenhower Library

Letter from President Eisenhower to General Gruenther

Creator:
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
Date of Original:
1957-09-24
Collection:
Presidential Timeline of the Twentieth Century Information: Dwight D. Eisenhower
Contributing Institution:
Dwight D. Eisenhower Library

Letter from President Eisenhower to Senator Richard B. Russell

Creator:
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
Date of Original:
1957-09-27
Collection:
Presidential Timeline of the Twentieth Century Information: Dwight D. Eisenhower
Contributing Institution:
Dwight D. Eisenhower Library

Memorandum of telephone call

Creator:
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
Date of Original:
1957-09-24
Collection:
Presidential Timeline of the Twentieth Century Information: Dwight D. Eisenhower
Contributing Institution:
Dwight D. Eisenhower Library

Memorandum of telephone call between President Eisenhower and Attorney General

Creator:
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
Date of Original:
1957-09-25
Collection:
Presidential Timeline of the Twentieth Century Information: Dwight D. Eisenhower
Contributing Institution:
Dwight D. Eisenhower Library

Notes by President Eisenhower on decision to send federal troops to Little Rock

Creator:
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
Date of Original:
1957-09
Collection:
Presidential Timeline of the Twentieth Century Information: Dwight D. Eisenhower
Contributing Institution:
Dwight D. Eisenhower Library
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Press release on Senator Thurmond's talk about situations in Little Rock and Virginia with regard to resisting integration, circa 1959

Creator:
Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003
Date of Original:
1959-01-01
Collection:
Strom Thurmond Collection, Mss 100
Contributing Institution:
South Carolina Digital Library

Statement by Senator Strom Thurmond (D-SC) commenting on Circuit Court decision in Little Rock case, 1958 August 18

Creator:
Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003
Date of Original:
1958-08-18
Collection:
Strom Thurmond Collection, Mss 100
Contributing Institution:
South Carolina Digital Library

Statement by Senator Strom Thurmond (D-SC) commenting on President Eisenhower's press conference statement Re: Little Rock, 1958 August 20

Creator:
Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003
Date of Original:
1958-08-20
Collection:
Strom Thurmond Collection, Mss 100
Contributing Institution:
South Carolina Digital Library

Statement by Senator Strom Thurmond (D-SC) commenting on statement of four Negro leaders to President Eisenhower, (Request of Jim Scotten), 1958 June 23

Creator:
Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003
Date of Original:
1958-06-23
Collection:
Strom Thurmond Collection, Mss 100
Contributing Institution:
South Carolina Digital Library

Statement by Senator Strom Thurmond (D-SC) commenting on the court order suspending integration at Little Rock, Ark., 1958 June 21

Creator:
Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003
Date of Original:
1958-06-21
Collection:
Strom Thurmond Collection, Mss 100
Contributing Institution:
South Carolina Digital Library

Statement by Senator Strom Thurmond (D-SC) in opposition to the confirmation of W. Wilson White as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Division, on Senate floor, 1958 August 13

Creator:
Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003
Date of Original:
1958-08-13
Collection:
Strom Thurmond Collection, Mss 100
Contributing Institution:
South Carolina Digital Library
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Central High School, Little Rock, Arkansas, African American students arriving in U.S. Army car

Creator:
Keating, Bern
Date of Original:
1957-10
Collection:
Voices of Civil Rights
Contributing Institution:
Library of Congress

Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of comments regarding integration of education in Georgia by Board of Regents member Roy V. Harris and House of Representatives members Frank Twitty and A'Delbert Bowen in Atlanta, Georgia, 1961 January

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1961-01-00
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

WSB-TV newsfilm clip of African American students--the "Little Rock Nine"--integrating Central High School and white students burning an effigy in protest in Little Rock, Arkansas, 1957 October 3

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1957-10-03
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

WSB-TV newsfilm clip of Georgia governor Marvin Griffin pledging to maintain segregated schools in Georgia and condemning the presence of federal troops enforcing integration by the "Little Rock Nine" at Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas from a conference held in Sea Island, Georgia, 1957 September 23

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1957-09-23
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

WSB-TV newsfilm clip of governor Orval Faubus claiming that Arkansas is a territory occupied by the United States in Little Rock, Arkansas, 1957 September 26

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1957-09-27
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

WSB-TV newsfilm clip of police holding back white rioters protesting integration by the "Little Rock Nine" at Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, 1957 September 23

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1957-09-23
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

WSB-TV newsfilm clip of president Dwight D. Eisenhower making a public statement about the school integration crisis at Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas from the White House in Washington, D.C., 1957 September 24

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1957-09-24
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection
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Daisy Bates standing behind Little Rock Nine

Creator:
McAvoy, Thomas
Date of Original:
1957-09-26
Collection:
Wisconsin Historical Images
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Daisy Bates, the Little Rock nine and the 101st Airborne Division

Creator:
McAvoy, Thomas
Date of Original:
1957-09-26
Collection:
Wisconsin Historical Images
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Daisy Bates to Roy Wilkins on the treatment of the Little Rock Nine

Creator:
Bates, Daisy
Date of Original:
1957-12-17
Collection:
With an Even Hand: Brown vs. Board at Fifty
Contributing Institution:
Library of Congress
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Melba Pattillo Beals

Date of Original:
1955/1957
Collection:
Teachers' Domain Civil Rights Special Collection
Contributing Institution:
WGBH Educational Foundation

Touring a time: Little Rock Central High School 1957 crisis

Creator:
AETN (Television station : Conway, Ark.)
Date of Original:
2005
Collection:
Touring a time: Little Rock Central High School 1957 crisis
Contributing Institution:
AETN (Television station : Conway, Ark.)