Executive Order 10730: Little Rock Nine: Resources

WEBSITES

History Lives Here

Central High School, still in operation, became a National Historic Site in 2007.

The Whole Story

An overview of the Little Rock Crisis includes first-hand accounts.

Little Rock Nine Foundation

Biographies of each member of the Little Rock Nine.

On the Record

The Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library features several online collections pertaining to civil rights and the Little Rock Crisis. See especially the telegram to the president from the parents of the Little Rock Nine.

Here We Go Again

A mind-blowing website about the integration of the University of Mississippi, with tons of original letters, documents, and court transcripts.

The Stand in the Schoolhouse Door

More primary sources from the JFK library about the repeat performance of desegregation—this time at the University of Alabama.

MOVIE AND TV PRODUCTIONS

Nine From Little Rock

An Oscar-winning 1964 documentary short film profiles the Little Rock Nine members. Narrated by Niner Jefferson Thomas.

Crisis at Central High

The 1981 made-for-TV movie is based on the memoir of Elizabeth Huckaby, Central's vice principal for girls.

The Ernest Green Story

The 1993 made-for-TV movie focuses on Central's first African-American graduate.

Journey to Little Rock: The Untold Story of Minnijean Brown

An award-winning 2001 documentary.

ARTICLES AND INTERVIEWS

Faubus Speaks

Mike Wallace interviews Governor Orval Faubus for ABC TV in 1957.

"Nine Courageous Students"

A May 1958 article about the Little Rock Nine from the NAACP magazine The Crisis.

Then and Now

Little Rock Nine member Minnijean Brown shares her memories with the Smithsonian Institution (Note: Excellent video embedded in this story that connects past and present)

Not Teenagers Anymore

On the 50th anniversary of the crisis, the 101st Airborne escorted the Little Rock Nine again, but this time it was a ceremony dedicating Little Rock High School National Historic Site.

VIDEO

Eisenhower's Address to the Nation

President Eisenhower's televised speech on the night of September 24th, 1957.

Little Rock: The Civil Rights Battleground

President Bill Clinton explains why Eisenhower's Little Rock decision was the right move for the country.

"The President Will Protect Your Child"

The Little Rock Nine recall what the arrival of the U.S. Army meant to them.

On the Scene

News footage from 1957 includes interviews with white Little Rock students. (Warning: Some students use the N-word.)

Only 60 Years Ago

Here's a series of documentary videos about the crisis in Little Rock.

AUDIO

Elizabeth and Hazel

Author David Margolick discusses his book Elizabeth and Hazel, the story of the most famous photograph of the Little Rock Crisis and its impact on the two girls at its center.

Carlotta Walls Remembers

Little Rock Nine member Carlotta Walls recalls what it was like to make history at the age of 14.

IMAGES

Defining Moment

The most famous photograph of Little Rock, by newspaper photographer Will Counts.

Newsworthy

The press descends on Little Rock.

Art Imitates Life

A sculpture at the Arkansas State Capitol remembers that fateful day.

The 101st Means Business

The Army disperses protestors at bayonet-point.

Standing Proud

Ernest Green graduates from Central High in 1958.

He is Not Amused

Governor Faubus holds up a newspaper to show the grave injustice being inflicted on the citizens of Little Rock. You'd think that bullets were flying.