Little Rock is in the southern state of Arkansas and was relatively progressive.
Orval Faubus was the governor of Arkansas, and on September 4th a crisis erupted, and he called out the National Guard to prevent African Americans from going to school.
Students with excellent grades were chosen to attend Central High.
Only one girl showed up on the first day of school because she didn't get the phone call about the danger hazzard of going to school.
She was harassed by everyone as they were outside of school, and the police had to take her away in a patrol car just to protect her.
There were nine students who carpooled the school and they had to be escorted by military personal in there fancy jeeps.
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