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September 25th

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  1. 1957
    The Rise

    Little Rock Nine escorted into Central High

    Under federal orders from President Dwight Eisenhower, 101st Airborne paratroopers escort Minnijean Brown, Elizabeth Eckford, Ernest Green, Thelma Mothershed, Melba Pattillo, Gloria Ray, Terrance Roberts, Jefferson Thomas, and Carlotta Walls into Little Rock Central High School. Governor Orval Faubus had used the Arkansas National Guard to keep them out for three weeks.

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