Crisis in Little Rock: Introduction

In the early 1900s, state after state and community after community passed laws that separated black and white Americans in almost every aspect of life--including education.

On May 17th, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that separate schools for black and white children were not and could never be equal. With this ruling, school officials in many cities made plans to integrate.

In September 1957, Elizabeth Eckford and eight other black students prepared to enroll at the previously all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.

INTRODUCTION PART 2