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.
Desegregation; Racism; Little Rock Central High School; African-Americans; Blacks; Little Rock (Ark.); White Citizens Council
Photograph of Little Rock 9 students being escorted into Central High School by troops of the 101st Airborne Division, from White Citizens Council magazine
Integration; Blacks; African-Americans; Little Rock Central High School; Segregation; Politics and Government
Rep. Brooks Hays of Little Rock was considered a moderate during the integration crisis of 1957 and was defeated by segregationist write-in candidate Dale Alford in the 1958 election.