The Little Rock Nine

The Little Rock Nine refers to a group of nine African American students who, in 1957, were the first to integrate Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas, following the U.S. Supreme Court's 1954 ruling in Brown v. Board of Education that declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional. Their attempt to attend the school faced violent opposition, prompting President Eisenhower to intervene by sending federal troops to protect them. The Little Rock Nine became symbols of the struggle for civil rights, highlighting the challenges of desegregation and the fight against racial discrimination in America.