sep 4, 1957 - Little Rock Nine
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Summary: Black children who went to a white school who were bullied beyond belief by classmates and parents who believed races should not mix
When: September 1957
People involved: The 9 kids themselves, Orval Faubus, and Dwight D. Eisenhower, NAACP
Where: Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas
Cause: segregation in public schools even after Brown v Board of Education
Effect: Cooper v. Aaron (1958)
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