Politics were not the concern of the Europeans. Politics are internal problems, usually, solved within the Countries. The Silk Road, though, was taken by middle eastern people. Those have always had conflicts with peoples from different belief systems. The Europeans needed a trade route, so it was an economical concern, but the religious tension was also a problem.
By 1957, the NAACP had registered nine black students to attend the previously all-white Little Rock Central High, selected on the criteria of excellent grades and attendance. Called the "Little Rock Nine", they were Ernest Green (b. 1941), Elizabeth Eckford (b. 1941), Jefferson Thomas (1942–2010), Terrence Roberts (b.
