Education; Little Rock Central High School; Violence; African-Americans; Blacks
The FBI launched an investigation into violence aimed at the nine black students integrating Little Rock Central High School. Miss Beverly Burks was a 10th grader at the school, 1957.
Jimmy Karam; Little Rock Central High School; Education; Integration; African-Americans; Blacks
Jimmy Karam, a Little Rock businessman was one of the leaders of the anti-integrationist movement during the Little Rock Central High School Crisis in 1957.
White Citizens Council; Little Rock Central High School; Integration; Education; Bigotry; Racism
The Citizens Council of America offered "Remember Little Rock" bumper stickers to its members, opposing integration of Little Rock Central High School in 1957.
Integration; Desegregation; Little Rock Central High School; Blacks; Little Rock (Ark.)
Personal letters from Elizabeth Paisley Huckaby to her brother William M. Paisley regarding events surrounding the Little Rock Central High crisis of 1957.
Integration; Blacks; African-Americans; Education; Little Rock Central High School; Orval Faubus; Mothers League
Witt Stephens, a friend and supporter of Gov. Faubus, gave his statement to the FBI during its investigating of harrassment of black students during the 1957 Little Rock Crisis.
Integration; Segregationists; White Citizens' Council; Henry Lowrey; Henry McConnell; Blacks; African-Americans; Amis Guthridge; Robert Brown; Arkansas Gazette; Communism; Ben White
Report of the September 24, 1957 meeting of the Little Rock Chapter of the Citizens' Council of America attended by two FBI agents.
Integration; Blacks; African-Americans; Education; Little Rock Central High School; Violence
FBI report summarizing the events from September 6 to October 2, 1957, relating to the first few days after nine black students integrated Central High School, with particular emphasis on threats and violence aimed at the students.
Integration; Desegregation; African-Americans; Blacks; Little Rock Central High School; Little Rock (Ark.); J.N. Heiskell; Harry Ashmore; Arkansas Gazette
Compilation of editorials regarding the Little Rock Central High integration crisis printed by the Arkansas Gazette between September 1 and October 25, 1957.
Little Rock (Ark.) Nine; Little Rock Central High School; African-Americans; Blacks; Education; Integration
Ernest Green was one of the nine African American students who integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957. Green became the first black graduate of the school in 1958.