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There is a good reason why the U.S. Supreme Court's 1954 decision in "Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka" is often regarded to be the beginning of the modern…

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Linda Brown & her Sister Walking to School, Topeka, Kansas, 3/1953 - On 5/17/1954, SCOTUS ruled on Brown v. the Board of Education & ended legal public-school segregation in the US.This case was named for the 4th-grader Linda Brown--seen here at 10, w/ her sister Terry Lynn, 6. Under segregation laws they werent allowed to attend the nearby New Summer School but had to walk 6 blocks thru the dangerous Rock Island Switchyard in order to catch a bus to all-black Monroe School. Photo: Carl Iwaski Walk To School, Lynn Brown, Brown Brown, State Of Kansas, Kansas City, Schools In America, African American Girl, Historical Images

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Linda Brown & her Sister Walking to School, Topeka, Kansas, 3/1953 - On 5/17/1954, SCOTUS ruled on Brown v. the Board of Education & ended legal public-school segregation in the US.This case was named for the 4th-grader Linda Brown--seen here at 10, w/ her sister Terry Lynn, 6. Under segregation laws they werent allowed to attend the nearby New Summer School but had to walk 6 blocks thru the dangerous Rock Island Switchyard in order to catch a bus to all-black Monroe School. Photo: Carl Iwaski

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Donna Jean Barksdale, 11, took a front-row seat and was left alone by white students when Hoxie, Arkansas voluntarily integrated schools in 1955. In part because the Hoxie School District did not have the funds to maintain separate schools, the District moved to abolish its dual educational system by integrating black children into its all-white schools, where approximately 1,000 white children attended. Twenty-one Black students attended on the first day of classes. Although there were no ini Brave, Vintage Black Glamour, Vintage Style, By Any Means Necessary, Black Power, Civil Rights

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Donna Jean Barksdale, 11, took a front-row seat and was left alone by white students when Hoxie, Arkansas voluntarily integrated schools in 1955. In part because the Hoxie School District did not have the funds to maintain separate schools, the District moved to abolish its dual educational system by integrating black children into its all-white schools, where approximately 1,000 white children attended. Twenty-one Black students attended on the first day of classes. Although there were no ini

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A lone African-American student waits for class to start at a newly integrated high school, 1956 Photo credit: Robert W. Kelley Foto Real, Thats The Way, Thing 1, Before Us, Life Magazine, Actors

A lone African-American student waits for class to start at a newly integrated high school, 1956 Photo credit: Robert W. Kelley

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A black student is escorted to a waiting car by National Guard troops. Other black students slipped out of a back door at the end of their classes, September 1956. Photo credit: Everett Collection Inc. Us History, African American Slavery, Battle Of New Orleans, Lest We Forget, Equal Rights

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A black student is escorted to a waiting car by National Guard troops. Other black students slipped out of a back door at the end of their classes, September 1956. Photo credit: Everett Collection Inc.

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Seven African American teens walking the steps to the school, while the white students are watching on during the demonstration regarding school integration. 1956. Magazine Photos, American Teen, American Life, Martin Luther King, Photos Of Women

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Seven African American teens walking the steps to the school, while the white students are watching on during the demonstration regarding school integration. 1956.

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Dorothy Counts is often touted as the first black student to be enrolled into Harding High School, North Carolina. This 1957 image gives us an idea of the taunts and unnecessary humiliation she had to face during the time. What was once accepted as a part of social behavior is today rightly condemned as racism. Rosa Parks, Victor Manuel Iii, North Caroline, Carolina Do Norte, Carolina Usa, Kings & Queens, World Press Photo, Fotografia Social

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Dorothy Counts is often touted as the first black student to be enrolled into Harding High School, North Carolina. This 1957 image gives us an idea of the taunts and unnecessary humiliation she had to face during the time. What was once accepted as a part of social behavior is today rightly condemned as racism.

Often noted as the first Black girl to attend an all white school in the United States, Dorothy Counts is jeered and taunted by her white, male peers, 1957 Women In History, Black History, African History, History Books, North Carolina, Baby Boomer

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Often noted as the first Black girl to attend an all white school in the United States, Dorothy Counts is jeered and taunted by her white, male peers, 1957

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Armed Troops Turn Back 9 Negroes at Central High School Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, September 4, 1957 School Today, New School Year, First Day Of School, Little Rock Nine, Little Girl Names, Engaging Lessons, Junior High School

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Armed Troops Turn Back 9 Negroes at Central High School Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, September 4, 1957

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In this 1957 photo Terrence Roberts is being turned away from Central High School. Roberts would eventually be among the first to integrate Central High School, and later in life he would earn a Ph.D. in Psychology. Photo credit: Central High Museum Historical Collections / UALR Archives School Stuff, Nicaragua, Honduras, Trinidad

In this 1957 photo Terrence Roberts is being turned away from Central High School. Roberts would eventually be among the first to integrate Central High School, and later in life he would earn a Ph.D. in Psychology. Photo credit: Central High Museum Historical Collections / UALR Archives

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In 1957, Little Rock Nine (Gloria Ray Karlmark, Terrance Roberts, Melba Patillo, Elizabeth Eckford, Ernest Green, Minnijean Brown-Trickey, Jefferson Thomas, Carlotta Walls LaNier, and Thelma Mothershed-Wair) became the first black students to integrate Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. This act of courage and defiance became the catalyst for change in the American educational system. 6 of the 9 students pose with Daisy Lee Gatson Bates in front of SCOTUS. Photo credit: Paul Schutzer African Diaspora, Black Pride

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In 1957, Little Rock Nine (Gloria Ray Karlmark, Terrance Roberts, Melba Patillo, Elizabeth Eckford, Ernest Green, Minnijean Brown-Trickey, Jefferson Thomas, Carlotta Walls LaNier, and Thelma Mothershed-Wair) became the first black students to integrate Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. This act of courage and defiance became the catalyst for change in the American educational system. 6 of the 9 students pose with Daisy Lee Gatson Bates in front of SCOTUS. Photo credit: Paul Schutzer

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The Little Rock Nine (top to bottom, left to right), Gloria Ray Karlmark, Terrance Roberts, and Melba Pattillo Beals; Elizabeth Eckford, Ernest Green, and Minnijean Brown-Trickey; Jefferson Thomas, Carlotta Walls LaNier, and Thelma Mothershed-Wair. American History Lessons, Cool Stuff, Black Art

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The Little Rock Nine (top to bottom, left to right), Gloria Ray Karlmark, Terrance Roberts, and Melba Pattillo Beals; Elizabeth Eckford, Ernest Green, and Minnijean Brown-Trickey; Jefferson Thomas, Carlotta Walls LaNier, and Thelma Mothershed-Wair.

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In this image teenager Elizabeth Eckford is turned away from entering Central High School by Arkansas National Guardsmen under orders from Governor Orval Faubus, 1957. Photo credit: Francis Miller / The LIFE Picture Collection Black Presidents, Braveheart, Celebrity Portraits, Show Photos, Photo Editor

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In this image teenager Elizabeth Eckford is turned away from entering Central High School by Arkansas National Guardsmen under orders from Governor Orval Faubus, 1957. Photo credit: Francis Miller / The LIFE Picture Collection

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In this image Elizabeth Eckford is turned away from Central High School by members of the Arkansas National Guard, called out by Governor Orval Faubus, supposedly to stop riots between Blacks and whites. In fact, the National Guard simply prevented eight Black students from entering Central High School in defiance of a Federal Judge's order. Twenty days later, President Eisenhower sent the U.S. Army in to force the school to integrate, September 4, 1957. Photo credit: bettmann Arkansas

In this image Elizabeth Eckford is turned away from Central High School by members of the Arkansas National Guard, called out by Governor Orval Faubus, supposedly to stop riots between Blacks and whites. In fact, the National Guard simply prevented eight Black students from entering Central High School in defiance of a Federal Judge's order. Twenty days later, President Eisenhower sent the U.S. Army in to force the school to integrate, September 4, 1957. Photo credit: bettmann

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The Little Rock Nine being escorted to Central High School, c. 1957. From the back left, Ernest Green and Jefferson Thomas; Thelma Mothershed Wair, Minnijean Brown Trickey, Elizabeth Eckford; Front Left: Terrence Roberts, unknown Soldier, Melba Pattillo Beal, Gloria Ray Karlmark, and Carlotta Walls Lanier. Photo credit: Marquette University Little Rock Arkansas, Marquette University, Lectures, History Facts, Strong Women, Black And White

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The Little Rock Nine being escorted to Central High School, c. 1957. From the back left, Ernest Green and Jefferson Thomas; Thelma Mothershed Wair, Minnijean Brown Trickey, Elizabeth Eckford; Front Left: Terrence Roberts, unknown Soldier, Melba Pattillo Beal, Gloria Ray Karlmark, and Carlotta Walls Lanier. Photo credit: Marquette University

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A policeman forces an unidentified woman into a squad car after violence broke out in Little Rock, Arkansas, when nine Negro students eluded a crowd of angry whites and entered Central High School. Their entrance into the school touched off a walkout of white students, September 25, 1957. Source: The Cavalier Daily / NEA Telephoto Unidentified, Little Rock, Policeman, Nea, Breakouts, Cavalier

A policeman forces an unidentified woman into a squad car after violence broke out in Little Rock, Arkansas, when nine Negro students eluded a crowd of angry whites and entered Central High School. Their entrance into the school touched off a walkout of white students, September 25, 1957. Source: The Cavalier Daily / NEA Telephoto

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This painting is based on news photos of the Little Rock Nine, a group of black high school students seeking to attend one of the most prestigious high schools in Little Rock, Arkansas. Despite having the legal right to attend, when they showed up for their first day at the school, they had to be escorted by National Guardsmen. Artist: Domingo Ulloa African American Art, American History, Native American, American Children, American Painting, Culture

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This painting is based on news photos of the Little Rock Nine, a group of black high school students seeking to attend one of the most prestigious high schools in Little Rock, Arkansas. Despite having the legal right to attend, when they showed up for their first day at the school, they had to be escorted by National Guardsmen. Artist: Domingo Ulloa

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Elizabeth Eckford walks from Little Rock's Central High after Guardsmen barred her from school. Photo credit: Francis Miller / Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images Civil Rights Leaders, Flower Power, Charlotte, Time Life, Natural Disasters

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Elizabeth Eckford walks from Little Rock's Central High after Guardsmen barred her from school. Photo credit: Francis Miller / Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images

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Elizabeth Eckford was one of the Little Rock Nine, a group of African-American students who, in 1957, were the first black students ever to attend classes at Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. Act Of Heroism

Elizabeth Eckford was one of the Little Rock Nine, a group of African-American students who, in 1957, were the first black students ever to attend classes at Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Let's celebrate Daisy Bates who walked black kids to white schools every day. History books never mention her name #BlackHistoryMonth In this image Daisy Gatson Bates stands with four students in front of her home, 1957. Photo credit: Thomas D. McAvoy / Time Life Pictures / Getty Images History Fun Facts, Strange History, Faith In Humanity Restored, Asian History, British History, Badass Women

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Let's celebrate Daisy Bates who walked black kids to white schools every day. History books never mention her name #BlackHistoryMonth In this image Daisy Gatson Bates stands with four students in front of her home, 1957. Photo credit: Thomas D. McAvoy / Time Life Pictures / Getty Images

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Elizabeth Eckford was one of the Little Rock Nine, a group of African-American students who, in 1957, were the first black students ever to attend classes at Little Rock Central High School. Hazel Bryan Massery is the teenager screaming at Elizabeth Eckford in the background. Years later, Massery apologized and the two tentatively reconciled. Photo credit: Will Counts — in Little Rock, Arkansas. Gay Pride, Jean Shrimpton, History Images, Ancient History, Valentina Tereshkova, Powerful Pictures

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Elizabeth Eckford was one of the Little Rock Nine, a group of African-American students who, in 1957, were the first black students ever to attend classes at Little Rock Central High School. Hazel Bryan Massery is the teenager screaming at Elizabeth Eckford in the background. Years later, Massery apologized and the two tentatively reconciled. Photo credit: Will Counts — in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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Elizabeth Eckford was one of the Little Rock Nine, a group of African-American students who, in 1957, were the first black students ever to attend classes at Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. Bill Of Rights, Neil Armstrong, Rock Girl, We Are The World

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Elizabeth Eckford was one of the Little Rock Nine, a group of African-American students who, in 1957, were the first black students ever to attend classes at Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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