Why did Little Rock, Arkansas, begin integrating schools in 1957?

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7 January, 18:26

Why did Little Rock, Arkansas, begin integrating schools in 1957?

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Omar Daugherty · Answer 1

The desegregation of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, gained national attention on September 3, 1957, when Governor Orval Faubus mobilized the Arkansas National Guard in an effort to prevent nine African American students from integrating the high school.

Pugsley · Answer 2

The Supreme Court had ruled that segregation was illegal.