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Public school desegregation in Little Rock Arkansas



Public school desegregation in Little Rock Arkansas

Original caption: Negro students climb from an Army station wagon to attend classes on September 26, 1957 at Little Rock Central High School for the second day in a row as troops of the 101st Airborne Division stood guard. President Eisenhower was compelled to enforce the Supreme Court’s public school desegregation decision with troops after the integrity of the court was challenged by Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus. (UPI Photo/Files).

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