A half century ago they were the first African American students to enroll in five previously all-White junior high schools in Little Rock, Arkansas. They were called on to break down long-standing ...

During the summer of 1957, he called for a delay to desegregation. The first year at Central High School, Little Rock Superintendent Blossom reduced the number of black students who were permitted ...

He declared that "our enemies" abroad are gloating over the school integration riots in Little Rock and using it to misrepresent the United States. "Mob rule cannot be allowed to over-ride the ...