ARKANSAS, CITY OF LITTLE ROCK

CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

LOCATION OF FIRST INTEGRATED PUBLIC SCHOOL IN ARKANSAS

On the morning of September 23, 1957 nine African-American teenagers stood up to an angry crowd protesting integration in front of Little Rock's Central High as they entered the school for the first time. This event, broadcast around the world, made Little Rock the site of the first important test of the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision, the decision that resulted in integration of schools in the United States.                         "TESTAMENT" STATUE IN ARKANSAS STATE CAPITOL                                     IN HONOR OF THE LITTLE ROCK NINE                                                             TESTAMENT     Visit the Little Rock Nine statue called "Testament" in Little Rock, on Capitol Avenue in downtown Little Rock, at the intersection between Woodlane & Capitol Avenue. You can't miss it. "Testament" is a tribute to the nine courageous young  men and women who integrated Central High School http://www.nps.gov/chsc/