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sep 4, 1957 - 1957: The "Little Rock Nine" are blocked from integrating into Central High School.

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Nine black students known as the "Little Rock Nine" are blocked from integrating into Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. President Dwight D. Eisenhower sends federal troops to escort the students, but they continue to be harassed.

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sep 4, 1957
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~ 68 years ago