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Little Rock Central High School National Historic SiteThe statues on the front of Central High School are likenesses of Greek gods and goddesses.
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Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site
Operating Hours & Seasons

The Visitor Center is open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., year round. The park is closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day.

 
Telegram sent by Eisenhower to Governor Orval Faubus in 1957  

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In 1957 President Eisenhower sent soldiers into Arkansas to enforce the federal court's order to desegregate Central High - becoming the first president since Reconstruction to use federal troops to support African American civil rights. Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site

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Last Updated: June 04, 2007 at 15:18 EST