People protest at Capitol with National Old Line building in background [graphic] / Will Counts [photographer]. [1959]

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People protest at Capitol with National Old Line building in background [graphic] / Will Counts [photographer]. [1959]

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People protest integration of Little Rock Central High School at Capitol, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas. Marchers blanket area from capitol steps across lawn to street. Some marchers carry flags and signs. The National Old Line building in visible in the background.

1 photograph : negative : b&w ; 13 x 10 cm. (5 x 4 in.)

Arkansas History Commission

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Arkansas History Commission

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Arkansas State Capitol (Little Rock, Ark.)

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Arkansas History Commission

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The Arkansas History Commission was created by the General Assembly in 1905. Inspired and guided during its early years by John Hugh Reynolds, the commission is the official archives of the state, responsible for collecting and preserving the source materials of the history of Arkansas. From the description of Arkansas History Commission records, 1905-1984 [microform]. (Arkansas History Commission). WorldCat record id: 244818119 ...

National Old Line Building (Little Rock, Ark.)

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Counts, I. Wilmer (Ira Wilmer), 1931-

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After the United States Supreme Court had ruled in 1954 that racial segregation in public schools must be ended, Little Rock planned to gradually integrate its schools over a period of six years. The first African American students were to be admitted to Central High School in September 1957. The nine students were Minnijean Brown, Elizabeth Eckford, Ernest Green, Thelma Mothershed, Melba Pattillo, Gloria Ray, Terrance Roberts, Jefferson Thomas and Carlotta Walls. When the students attempted to ...