Little Rock Central High School is recognized for the role it played in the desegregation of public schools in the United States. The nine African-American students' persistence in attending the formerly all-white Central High School was the most prominent national example of the implementation of the May 17, 1954 Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education.
The 1957 Desegregation Crisis at Central High School
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Holiday Season Operating Hours
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Every Kid in a Park Pass
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2017 Civil Rights Educator's Institute
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