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	About North Little Rock \| City of North Little Rock
		Little Rock mounted a court challenge, but on February 6, 1904, the Arkansas Supreme Court ruled in favor of the 1903 merger of North Little Rock and Argenta (named for silver mines), with more than 8,000 residents.
		North Little Rock is in the center of central Arkansas economic activity.
		North Little Rock Fire Departments employs 148 firefighters who staff 10 neighborhood fire stations, maintaining a Class 2 ISO rating with specialized teams trained in hazardous materials (haz mat), high angle, and confined space rescue, and 2 Advanced Life Support (ALS) trucks manned by (2) of the 12 paramedic personnel.
	www.northlittlerock.ar.gov /about (1162 words)

	Little Rock Nine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Little Rock Nine depicted in Testament, a 2005 sculpture by John and Cathy Deering, on the grounds of the Arkansas State Capitol [1]
		Little Rock Central High School still functions as part of the Little Rock School District and now houses a Civil Rights Museum to commemorate the events of 1957.
		The Little Rock Nine were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal of Honor on November 9, 1999.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Little_Rock_Nine (765 words)

	Little Rock Nine
		A litter of nine young pups were rescued from the south Little Rock area in late May, and have already been placed in permanent homes.
		In a makeshift clinic the Little Rock Nine were treated for worms, given their first round of shots, and given their first cuddles.
		The Nine, as they came to be known, were soon ready for the first of many trips away from their mother and out of the woods to be presented at adoption showings in Little Rock.
	www.dogsonly.org /Little_Rock_Nine.html (800 words)

	CNN - Clinton to hold door for 'Little Rock Nine' - September 24, 1997
		Clinton is to speak at Central High School in Little Rock, which was desegregated September 25, 1957, under the presence of Army troops sent to enforce a court order in a historic test of the Constitution.
		At a ceremony commemorating the event, Clinton will honor the nine fl students who were taunted and spat upon by a white mob when they attended school, and who have come to embody the struggle against racism.
		The Little Rock crisis was the first time the federal government had enforced court-ordered integration.
	www.cnn.com /US/9709/24/little.rock (587 words)

	Arkansas News Bureau - Little Rock Nine ceremony at state Capitol stirs emotions
		Former schoolmates and four of the Little Rock Nine are, from left, Elizabeth Eckford, Ernest Green, Minnijean Brown Trickey and Thelma Mothershed-Wair.
		LITTLE ROCK - On a perfect August day on the north side of the state Capitol, a crowd of hundreds was moved to tears at the unveiling of a monument to honor nine fl students who integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957.
		The nine - Melba Pattillo Beals, Elizabeth Eckford, Ernest Green, Gloria Ray Karlmark, Carlotta Walls Lanier, Dr. Terrence Roberts, Jefferson Thomas, Minnijean Brown Trickey and Thelma Mothershed-Wair - were each overcome with emotion as they removed the draped fl cloth and got their first glimpse of the bronzed statues.
	www.arkansasnews.com /archive/2005/08/31/News/327826.html (980 words)

	Little Rock Central High 40th Anniversary
		Little Rock felt it could break down the barriers of segregation in its schools with a carefully developed program.
		The year that followed was one in which the eyes of the world were focused on America as Little Rock Central High School went through its first year of integration, ending on May 27, 1958, with commencement ceremonies for 601 graduating seniors, including Ernest Green, the school's first fl graduate.
		From a symposium on the historical perspective of the crisis at Central High to a birthday party for all the school's alumni to celebrate the 70th birthday of the magnificent building, the events of September 20-28, 1997, were exciting and memorable.
	www.centralhigh57.org (896 words)

	Little Rock Central High School
		The integration of the school by the Little Rock Nine in 1957 was the most prominent national example of the implementation of the Brown decision, and served as a catalyst for the integration of other, previously segregated public schools in the United States.
		Thomas returned to Little Rock in 1966 to narrate a film by Charles Guggenheim for the United States Information Agency, titled "The Nine from Little Rock." Today, Thomas resides in the Columbus, OH, and is an accountant with the United States Department of Defense.
		Although all of the Nine were subjected to verbal and physical harassment during their year at Central, Brown was first suspended, and then expelled for retaliating against the daily torment.
	clinton4.nara.gov /WH/New/html/littlerock.html (1612 words)

	littlerocknine
		Today, history remembers these students as the “Little Rock Nine.” Their actions showed the world that no matter how old you are, you can change the course of history through positive actions.
		Melba Pattillo Beals was born on December 7, 1941, in Little Rock, Arkansas.
		LaNier, along with all other Little Rock high school students, was barred from attending Central the next year when the Little Rock high schools were closed, but she returned to Central High and graduated in 1960.
	www.nps.gov /chsc/lrchsnhswebsite/littlerocknine.html (2429 words)

	Little Rock Nine sacrificed greatly to desegregate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		June 16, 2005, LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- In 1957, Central High School was a beacon of pride for the white community, a gleaming, new three-story stone fortress.
		The integration of the school by the Little Rock Nine in 1957 was the most prominent national example of the integration and was a catalyst for the integration of other, previously segregated, public schools in the United States.
		Unsure of how they were decided to be "the nine," they believe it was a combination of some students deciding not to give up opportunities to participate in music and other extracurricular activities and officials paring the list from 70 to nine.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/05168/523288.stm (663 words)

	Civil Rights Movement Heroes
		The Little Rock Nine pictured with Daisy Bates, the president of the Arkansas NAACP.
		The Little Rock Nine, as they later came to be called, were the first fl teenagers to attend all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957.
		But the Little Rock Nine were determined to attend the school and receive the same education offered to white students, no matter what.
	www.infoplease.com /spot/bhmheroes1.html (948 words)

	From Canterbury to Little Rock--Reading 2
		Built in 1927 at a cost of $1.5 million, Little Rock Senior High School, later to be renamed Little Rock Central High, was hailed as the most expensive, most beautiful, and largest high school in the nation.
		There was little open dissent among the city's white citizens in the three years of planning for the desegregation of Central High School.
		Nine Negro students arrived to enroll at Central on the second day of school but were turned away by the National Guardsmen at the direction of Governor Faubus.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/crandall/CRfacts2.htm (2180 words)

	The Louisiana Almanac: Arkansas: They just wanted an education - The Little Rock Nine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The acid was so strong that had her 101st guard not splashed water on her face immediately, she would have been blind for the rest of her life.
		Unfortunately, one of the nine was suspended for dumping chili over the head of someone who was taunting her.
		As the Little Rock Nine left for vacation, the fate of Minnijean Brown was undecided.
	louisianahistory.ourfamily.com /arkansas/littlerock9.html (1372 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Nation -- Little Rock Nine return to unveil statues of themselves integrating Central ...
		LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Nearly half a century after they faced down a mob to integrate Little Rock Central High School, the Little Rock Nine stood together outside the Statehouse Tuesday and unveiled statues of themselves in that defiant walk.
		The sculpture of the students, by John and Kathy Deering, is called "Testament." It shows the Little Rock Nine walking together, a representation of that walk through the pressing mob to their first day of classes with whites.
		When President Clinton honored the Little Rock Nine on the 40th anniversary of the integration, community leaders received death threats for mentioning the topic of the crisis, which gave Little Rock a fl eye for decades, said Skip Rutherford, head of Clinton's presidential foundation.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/nation/20050830-1638-littlerocknine.html (532 words)

	The Little Rock 9
		Board of Education decision, the Little Rock school board accepted the fact that it had to integrate and began working on an integration plan.
		Little Rock was that spark at that stage of the struggle of the American Negro for justice."
		Certainly, America moved toward the ideals of equality and justice in the public arena, but as seen in the race riots of the 1960s and the civil disturbances in Los Angeles in 1992, the inner life of the nation is still resistant to change.
	www.ecusd7.org /homepages/Libertystaff/teams/team81/TheLittleRock9.htm (2833 words)

	Little Rock Nine recall turmoil - THE DAILY BRUIN ONLINE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Trickey was emotional while sharing memories of the Little Rock Nine and the desegregation of public schools in 1957.
		In September 1957, Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas was chosen for desegregation, but the decision created turmoil in Arkansas among segregationists determined to keep the schools separate.
		Shortly after the members of the Little Rock Nine discussed their experiences in school, the discussion quickly shifted to the lessons that can be learned from their experiences.
	www.dailybruin.ucla.edu /news/articles.asp?id=31485 (591 words)

	WayBack . Stand Up For Your Rights . Features/School \| PBS KIDS GO!
		Little Rock Central High School, like many schools across the country, was segregated.
		And these nine students, who would be known as The Little Rock Nine, would be the first African Americans to attend Little Rock's Central High.
		And one of the nine, Minnijean Brown, was expelled from Central after fighting back against white students who abused her.
	pbskids.org /wayback/civilrights/features_school.html (735 words)

	Little Rock Air Force Base - Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. -- Little Rock Air Force Base personnel are honing their skills during the 314th Airlift Wing's "ROCKEX" Operational Readiness Exercise that continues through Aug. 17.
		LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. -- Military members and retirees in Arkansas are missing out on an inexpensive way to put a license plate on their vehicle and show their patriotism, according to one state official.
		LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark -- The 314th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron has been chosen as the Air Education and Training Command representative for the Chief of Staff of the Air Force Team of Excellence Award.
	www.littlerock.af.mil (508 words)

	Little Rock Nine Video
		Suddenly, Little Rock, Arkansas became a white hot crucible in which was cast the federal government's policy toward school integration.
		The little girl is wearing a clean, white dress and clutching her school books tightly as she bravely makes her way to class.
		As young Dubuque students sit and listen, mouths are agape as one of the Little Rock Nine speaks candidly of hearing a conversation between the leader of an unruly mob and local law enforcement and school officials.
	www.dubuque.k12.ia.us /Central/littlerock/expedition/index.htm (1260 words)

	Little Rock Nine
		One of the most famous cases of integration was the story of the Little Rock Nine, which took place in Little Rock, Arkansas.
		White mobs that were waiting for the nine students beat up fl reporters because they didn’t want them near their school.
		The five students that remained in Little Rock took courses from the University of Arkansas while they waited for their school to reopen.
	library.thinkquest.org /J0112391/little_rock_nine.htm (918 words)

	Little Rock Nine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		One person from the Little Rock Nine, Minnijean, dumped a bowl of chili over a boy's head that was standing in her way and wouldn't move.
		The Little Rock Nine's accomplishment was that they showed all fl students that segregation could be defeated.
		The Little Rock Nine is an excellent example of how fls stood up to the horrible torments of people who judge others by surface differences.
	www.georgetown.u47.k12.me.us /grade6.01/kl/Little_Rock_Nine.html (365 words)

	The Little Rock Nine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		These nine Negro students would go through considerable hardships throughout the year but their brave actions would change the lives of African Americans for years to come (2).
		The actions of the Little Rock Nine and the way the government conducted itself told America and the rest of the world about the racial inequality that existed in the south.
		Because Little Rock has become a symbol of a national travail, then, it demands renewed pondering and evaluation, not only to measure the degree of change, but to show what remains undone” (18).
	www.udayton.edu /~102-14-1/bobbylittrell.html (1451 words)

	Little Rock Nine
		Under media scrutiny, the emergency in Little Rock began on September 4, when a large number of Arkansas Guardsmen with drawn bayonets turned a fifteen-year-old girl away from the entrance to Central High and into an angry mob simply because she was fl.
		Little Rock had worked out an explicit plan of experimental desegregation that was in accordance with both local and federal government rules.
		Although Little Rock Police officers and federal troops stood guard as Green and 601 others received their diplomas, there were no disturbances.
	www.ncs.pvt.k12.va.us /ryerbury/seb/seb.htm (2030 words)

	A A World . Reference Room . Articles . Little Rock Nine \| PBS
		This was the name given to the nine fl high school students who captured the national spotlight while trying to integrate Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957.
		Daisy Bates, the Arkansas state president of the NAACP, got the parents of nine students, thought to have the necessary aptitude to withstand outside pressures from protestors, to agree to enroll their children in Central High.
		The Little Rock Nine were Ernest Green, Elizabeth Eckford, Gloria Ray, Melba Patillo, Carlotta Walls, Terrance Roberts, Thelma Mothershed, Minnijean Brown, and Jefferson Thomas.
	www.pbs.org /wnet/aaworld/reference/articles/little_rock_nine.html (302 words)

	CNN - Little Rock Nine awarded Congressional Gold Medals - November 9, 1999
		Members of the Little Rock Nine, as the group was called, are now middle-aged and have followed different paths since those turbulent days.
		Clinton noted that the medals came from Congress and he thanked the lawmakers for allowing the ceremony to be held at the White House because of his relationship with the recipients from his home state.
		Tim Hutchinson (R-Arkansas) praised the nine honorees for demonstrating "grace in the face of hatred, poise in the face of tumult and courage in the face of violence."
	www.cnn.com /US/9911/09/little.rock.nine.02/index.html (1029 words)

	Little Rock Nine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In 1957 Ernest Green was the oldest member of the Little Rock Nine and the only one to enter as a senior.
		She became the most recognizable figure of the Nine when her dramatic, solitary attempt to enter Central High School on September 4th, 1957, was portrayed on national television.
		She is now retired and is the only one of the Nine to make her home in Little Rock where she serves on the Board of Directors of the Central High Museum and Visitor Center.
	www-rohan.sdsu.edu /~bfuentes/lrn.html (3770 words)

	Unveiled: the Little Rock Nine - Commentary - The Washington Times, America's Newspaper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- At long last the summer's heat had broken.
		Then comes the fanfare, and in march the Little Rock Nine, or at least their older selves, looking strangely like everybody else.
		Then the speeches begin and the brightness fades a little with each bit of self-promotion, each mention of what the Honorables and their colleagues did to make all this possible.
	www.washtimes.com /commentary/20050916-091421-7545r.htm (725 words)

	"Little Rock Nine" Survivor Recalls Event - HUD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Thelma Mothershed-Wair, one of the surviving members of the "Little Rock Nine," lead a fascinating discussion on the events surrounding the nine African-American students who entered Little Rock Central High School on the morning of September 23, 1957.
		Met by over a thousand protestors, Little Rock Police escorted the nine students into the school, but as violence escalated, the students were removed from the school.
		President Eisenhower would not be deterred and, with the nation and the world watching, he ordered the famous Screaming Eagles of the 101st Airborne Division from Fort Campbell, Kentucky to secure the area and enforce the desegregation and preserve order.
	www.hud.gov /content/focus/blkhistory/littlerock.cfm (265 words)

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