the searing memoir of the battle to integrate little rock's central high By tchoudhry Dec 7, 1941 she was born on pearl harbor. May 17, 1954 the supreme court ruled in Brown vs Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, that separate public schoools for whites and blacks were illegal. Sep 3, 1957 FAUBUS CALLS NATIONAL GUARD TO KEEP SCHOOL SEGREGATED TROOPS TAKE OVER AT CENTRAL HIGH; NEGROES TOLD TO WAIT. Sep 11, 1957 U.S. COURT SUMMONS SERVED ON GOVERNOR.