The primary test for desegregation occurred in Little Rock, Arkansas, in September 1957, at Central High School, when its doors opened on September 4, the first day of school.

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A North Little Rock school was renamed to honor the North Little Rock Six, 60 years after the six African American students made history. On Friday, many gathered at ...

Blossom’s plan was a compromise, allowing a small amount of integration, but it led to huge resistance. The governor of Arkansas, Orval Faubus, had promised in the 1957 election to stop ...