the little rock nine integrated central high school in 1957.
the little rock nine integrated central high school in 1957.
when did the little rock nine integrate central high school?
1957
thelma mothershed-wair









































thelma mothershed-wair (born november 29, 1940) was the eldest member of the little rock nine group who attended little rock's central high school following the 1954 brown vs. board of education court case. "the little rock nine was a group of nine african american students enrolled in little rock central high school in 1957. their enrollment was followed by the little rock crisis, in which the students were initially prevented from entering the racially segregated school by orval faubus, the governor of arkansas. they then attended after the intervention of president dwight d. eisenhower."









































section::::childhood.
thelma mothershed-wair
eisenhower hoped that the passage of the civil rights act would, at least temporarily, remove the issue of civil rights from the forefront of national politics, but events in arkansas would force him into action. the school board of little rock, arkansas created a federal court-approved plan for desegregation, with the program to begin implementation at little rock central high school. fearing that desegregation would complicate his re-election efforts, governor orval faubus mobilized the national guard to prevent nine black students, known as the "little rock nine," from entering central high. though eisenhower had not fully embraced the cause of civil rights, he was determined to uphold federal authority and to prevent an incident that could embarrass the united states on the international stage. eisenhower convinced faubus to withdraw the national guard, but a mob prevented the black students from attending central high. in response, eisenhower sent the army into little rock, and the army ensured that the little rock nine could attend central high. faubus derided eisenhower's actions, claiming that little rock had become "occupied territory," and in 1958 he temporarily shut down little rock high schools.
presidency of dwight d. eisenhower