A Little Rock Central High School student hangs a medal around the neck of one of the bronze statues of the Little Rock Nine, part of a twentieth anniversary celebration of the memorial on Aug. 29, ...

In 1957, nine Black students entered Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, an all-white school. A monument was installed on Capitol grounds in Little Rock in 2025. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders ...

Sept. 3 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1957, Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus called out the National Guard to prevent nine Black students from entering Central High School in Little Rock. After ...

Among the pivotal lessons to be heeded from historical figures like Martin Luther King Jr. is the moral imperative to act -- ...

In this Sept. 27, 1957, file photo, two paratrooper officers escort black students from Central High School in Little Rock, Ark. School was closing for the weekend. (AP Photo/File) Over 60 years ago ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — In 1954, the Supreme Court made a landmark decision, ruling that segregation was illegal after hearing arguments in the Brown v. Board of Education case. This marked the formal end ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Carlotta Walls LaNier— the youngest of the Little Rock Nine, a group of Black students who were chosen to integrate into Central High School in 1957— will release her first picture ...

Nearly 70 years after the Little Rock Nine made history by integrating Central High School, their legacy continues to inspire students and the community. Edmond W. Davis, a social historian, reflected ...

In a Friday speech commemorating the 20th anniversary of "Testament: The Little Rock Nine Monument" on the state Capitol grounds, Elizabeth Eckford — one of the "Little Rock Nine" — stressed the ...

At the University of Arkansas' annual MLK Vigil, Minnijean Brown-Trickey, of the Little Rock Nine, urged attendees to seek change.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Jefferson Thomas, who as a teenager was among nine black students to integrate a Little Rock high school in the nation's first major battle over school segregation, has died. He ...