Little Rock Nine By malone11 Sep 1, 1927 Little Rock Senior High School opens for the first time. May 17, 1954 Racial segregation in schools is ruled unconstitutional in Brown v. the Board of Education. Sep 4, 1957 Governor Orval Faubus orders the Arkansas National Guard to prevent the Little Rock Nine from entering Central High School. Sep 25, 1957 Little Rock 9's first full day of classes. May 25, 1958 Ernest Green is the first African American to graduate from Central High school Sep 15, 1958 4 Little Rock high schools are forced to close because of the riots against desegregation in schools. Aug 12, 1959 Schools reopen
