Little rock nine

History of the Little Rock Nine

By amalgieri1

  • Twenty-seven students register in all white Little Rock School

    Twenty-seven students register in all white Little Rock School
    1957-1958 School Year
    Twenty-seven black students attempt to register in all-white Little Rock schools, but are turned down.
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    History of the Little Rock Nine

  • 517 black students eligible to attend Central High

    1957-1958 School Year
    There were 517 black students who lived in the Central High district and were eligible to attend Central in the fall. Eighty expressed an interest in doing so. Following interviews with the Superintendent and staff, 17 are selected for the first year of integration at Central. Eight of those later decide to remain at all-black Horace Mann High School.

  • Nine black students attempt to enter Central High

    Nine black students attempt to enter Central High
    1957-1958 School Year
    Nine black students attempt to enter Central High but are turned away by the National Guard.

  • Nine black students must use a side door

    Nine black students must use a side door
    1957-1958 School Year
    As a crowd of 1,000 mills around in front of the school, the nine black students go inside through a side door. A white student takes them to the principal's office where they are to receive their class assignments. When the mob learns the students are inside, it becomes unruly and the police fear they will be unable to maintain control. The black students are taken out of the school through a side door.

  • Nine black students are escorted back into Central High

    Nine black students are escorted back into Central High
    1957-1958 School Year
    The Nine black students are escorted back into the school by Army troops.

  • Minnijean Brown is suspended for six days

    Minnijean Brown is suspended for six days
    1957-1958 School Year
    Taunted by white male students, Minnijean Brown, one of the black students, dumps a bowl of chili on her antagonists in the cafeteria. She is suspended for six days.

  • Minnijean Brown is transferred to New Lincoln High School

    1957-1958 School Year
    Following additional altercations with white students, Minnijean Brown is suspended by the Board of Education for the remainder of the school year. She transferred to New Lincoln High School in New York City.

  • Ernest Green is the first black student to graduate Central High

    Ernest Green is the first black student to graduate Central High
    1957-1958 School Year
    Ernest Green becomes the first black student to graduate from Central High as he joins 600 senior classmates in commencement ceremonies at Quigley Stadium. Federal troops and city police are on hand but the event goes perfectly.