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On September 4, 1957, nine African American students came at Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, ready for class. The Arkansas National Guard, however, ordered them to leave.
The Little Rock Nine were a group of African American students detained by the National Guard in Little Rock, Arkansas, on September 4, 1957. This episode is largely recognized as a pivotal milestone in American civil rights history.
For many years, the United States maintained segregated educational systems for African-Americans and whites. In Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court declared unanimously that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional under the US Constitution.
The Arkansas Governor, Orval Faubus, initially prohibited the nine black students from entering the building, but subsequently changed his mind. Later, crowds of people threatened them with lynching. President Eisenhower deployed Army Division 101 to the state, bringing the Arkansas Military Guard under federal military command.
