EP 103: The Little Rock Nine

Hashtag History

This week on Hashtag History, we are discussing the Little Rock Nine. Little Rock Nine is the name given to the nine students that were the first Black students to attend Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, following the Brown v. Board of Education decision which ruled that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. When these children went to Central High for their first day of school in September of 1957, they were met by an angry mob that threw things at them, spit on them, screamed horrible things at them, and more. The Arkansas Governor even called in the National Guard to block the students from being able to enter the school. It wasn’t until later that month that President Dwight D. Eisenhower engaged federal troops to get these nine students into the school by entering through a side door of the building to not draw the attention of the angry, racist mob. We of course know that this was not the end of their struggles and the horrid racism that they faced - and the bravery they exhibited - while attending this public school.

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