In 1957, Little Rock Central High School was the epicenter of confrontation and a catalyst for change as the fundamental test for the United States to enforce African American civil rights following Brown v. Board of Education. Learn how the sacrifice and struggle endured by the Little Rock Nine have provided opportunities and opened doors for those seeking equality and education around the world.
Little Rock Central High School
Little Rock Central High School has been a public school since opening in 1927.
Little Rock Central High School Visitor Center
Exhibits, films, restrooms and a bookstore are located in the National Park Visitor Center.
Commemorative Garden
Spend some time in thought in the park's commemorative garden
Elizabeth Eckford Bench
Images of the Little Rock Nine’s persistence and Elizabeth’s brave walk through the mob to the sanctuary of the bench captured their enduring legacy of “moral courage” that has inspired others around
The Little Rock Nine
In September 1957, Little Rock Central High School became a symbol for change and a catalyst for transformation in the civil rights movement as the first fundamental test to the United States’ resolve to enforce African-American civil rights in the face
Magnolia Mobil Gas Station
The Magnolia Mobil Gas Station, the de facto media headquarters during the 1957 desegregation crisis.
