Little Rock
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In Little Rock Arkansas there exists an old school corporation that is iconic for its backgrounds in the African American Civil Rights movements. In 1957, nine African American students were enrolled by the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) in Little Rock Central High. The initial rejection of their enrollment was impeded by Eisenhower's Brown vs Board of Education, 1954. The Supreme Court declared the rulings of Plessy vs Ferguson (concept of "separate but equal") to be against the constitution.
The Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus fought tooth and nail against desegregation of Little Rock High. He sent in soldiers of the National Guard to physically block the nine new students from entering the school in 1957. But the nine students were admitted. And they were verbally and physically abused by peers and teachers.
The Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus fought tooth and nail against desegregation of Little Rock High. He sent in soldiers of the National Guard to physically block the nine new students from entering the school in 1957. But the nine students were admitted. And they were verbally and physically abused by peers and teachers.
Segregation
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Racial discrimination had been an issue since the very beginning, and real, tangible change didn't start setting in until the mid 1900's with the African American Civil Rights Movement. There was civil resistance primarily through silent and nonviolent protests. These protests included marches, sit-ins and boycotts. These all lead up to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which banned segregation in the business environment, and then the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
With that, African American rights would continue to expand further and further--even up until the very first African American president took office.