by
MARCELLA SHERFY
W. RAY LUCE
Revised 1990; 1996; 1998
Originally published 1979
Photo Caption: When constructed in 1927, Central
High School, Pulaski County, Little Rock, Arkansas, was named
the "Most Beautiful High School Building in the Country."
Designed by architect John Parks Almand, Central High School is exceptionally
significant for architecture and for its role in the 1957 school
desegregation crisis. Pictured here in front of the building are
members of the National Guard called out by Arkansas governor Orval
Faubus on September 2, 1957. (Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Division, LC-U9-1015-C-23) |
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