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Little Rock Nine

History of the ‘Little Rock Nine’ Contains HBCU Ties

September 25, 2017 by Cherie S. White

On Sept. 25, 1957, nine African-American high school students faced an angry mob of white students outside Little Rock Central High School, testing a landmark 1954 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional. The Little Rock Nine became a symbol of heroism in the fight for racial progress. The students were: Ernest […]

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