jun 1, 1957 - Little Rock NIne
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- 9 black high school students chosen to attend the Central High School for desegregation
- The governor of Arkansas wanted to resist integration in order to get more votes
- The governor sent the national guard to prevent black students out of the Central High School
- Eisenhower convinces the governor to remove the national guard
- Eisenhower sent paratroopers to help with the rioting and protect the Little Rock 9
- In 1958 one black senior graduated
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