Academics aside, such schools are often also hampered by decades of underfunding and racial and economic segregation. Little Rock, with Interstate 630 as the dividing line between majority black ...

How Segregation Has Persisted in Little Rock. Nearly 60 years after the integration of Central High, the city’s schools are still divided by race. By Alana Semuels.

Little Rock, Ark. • Among the most lasting and indelible images of the civil rights movement were the nine black teenagers who had to be escorted by federal troops past an angry white mob and ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Among the most ... Sixty years after Little Rock, segregation lingers in schools. Sep 24, 2017 8 min read. 1 / 5. Nine African-American students enter Central High School in Little ...

Spring has arrived and the pink blossoms of the crape myrtle trees are all over town, but talk in this city of changing colors has returned once again to less harmonious hues: black and white. More… ...

The Little Rock Nine, as they became known, were revered for shattering racial segregation in US schools. But 60 years on from the events of that day, racial separation in US schools remains.

Policy led to Little Rock’s segregation by Arkansas Times Staff July 24, 2014 3:00 am March 19, 2024 10:44 pm. Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) ... Decades after “Little Rock Nine,” school segregation lingers . Originally published September 24, 2017 at 10:19 pm. Share story. By . ANDREW DeMILLO. and .

Even the brave sacrifice of the “Little Rock Nine” felt short-lived — rather than allow more black students and further integration, ...

Decades after “Little Rock Nine,” school segregation lingers FILE - In this Sept. 25, 1957, file photo, nine African American students enter Central High School in Little Rock, Ark., escorted ...

In this Sept. 25, 1957, file photo, nine African American students enter Central High School in Little Rock, Ark., escorted by troops of the 101st Airborne Division.