USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Little Rock Nine were a group of nine African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957. Their enrollment was followed by the Little Rock Crisis, in which the students were initially prevented from entering the racially segregated school by Orval Faubus, the Governor of Arkansas.

Detailed explanation-2: -On September 4, 1957 nine African American students arrived at Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. They made their way through a crowd shouting obscenities and even throwing objects. Once the students reached the front door the National Guard prevented them from entering the school and were forced to go home.

Detailed explanation-3: -Under escort from the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division, nine Black students enter all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas on September 25, 1957.

Detailed explanation-4: -Personally guarded by soldiers from the National Guard soldiers and the Army’s 101st Airborne, the Little Rock Nine began regular class attendance at Central High. Four students and an Army escort on their way to Central High, with a crowd waiting in front of the school.

Detailed explanation-5: -The First Day of School On September 3, 1957, the Little Rock Nine arrived to enter Central High School, but they were turned away by the Arkansas National Guard.