Title

White segregationist demonstrators protesting at the admission of the Little Rock Nine, to Central High School; 1959.

Caption

White segregationist demonstrators protesting at the admission of the Little Rock Nine, to Central High School; 1959. The Little Rock Nine were a group of nine African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957. Their enrolment was followed by the Little Rock Crisis, in which the student were initially prevented from entering the racially segregated school by Orval Faubus, the Governor of Arkansas. They then attended after the intervention of President Dwight D. Eisenhower

Date

1957

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP17A03_057

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60,0Mb (2,9Mb) / 18,7in x 12,5in / 5611 x 3738 (300dpi)

Keywords

White segregationist demonstrator demonstration protesting protest admission Little Rock Nine Central High School 20th Century African-American student education Little Rock Central High School enrolment Little Rock Crisis racially segregated segregation school Orval Faubus Governor of Arkansas Arkansas intervention President Dwight D. Eisenhower