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Birmingham, 1963

Little Rock Nine

Freedom Riders

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Little Rock

The Little Rock Nine occured on Sept 3, 1957 at Central High School, Here is a timetime of the events

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9 Black students arrive at Central High School

Little Rock 9

Orval Faubus, Governor of Arkansas, sends the National Guard to make sure the students don't get in.

Response

Dwight Eisenhower, President of the USA, sends the 101st Airborne in to protect the students.

101st

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Tne Freedom Riders were a group of African Americans who attempted to use desegregated facilities to go from Washington to New Orleans. However, when reaching Alabama, they were attacked.

Freedom Riders

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Birmingham in 1963 was a bad time for every resident. In 1963, A large march took place in Birmingham, using students as the protesters. Shockingly, The students were met with extreme violence, such as water hoses and being beaten. It resulted in outrage across the country.

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The site in 2011

On May 20, 1961, A Greyhound bus stopped at the Old Montgomery Station, where a mob of KKK members, yet again, were waiting for them. The riders were attacked, and, shockingly, Emergency services refused to offer assistance.

The station

Montgomery Station

Burning Greyhound Bus, 1961

On May 14, 1961, A mob of KKK members swarmed a Greyhound Bus carrying the Freedom Riders. Thankfully, none died, but this caught the attention of the nation.

The Firebombing

Anniston, AL

Daisy Bates House, 2015

Daisy Bates was the President of the NAACP at the time of this event. Her house was designated a historical site in 2001.

NAACP President

Daisy Bates

Little Rock Central High School, 2012

Little Rock Central High School is a major high school, and on September 23, 1957, 9 Black students attempted to enter the school. The governor refused, sending in the National Guard. Dwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United States at the time, sent in elite paratroopers to force the school to let the students in.

Where it happened

Central High School

2013

Several of the riders were held here, at the prison shown here in the photo.

Mississippi State Pentiary

Parchman Farm

The church in 2005

This church is the place where the children organized before the march. The church was bombed a couple months later, tragically killing 4 young girls.

The organizing Place

16th Street Baptist Church

Little Rock 9 Monument, 2009

The Testament is located at the Arkansas State Capitol, and it is a memorial for the Little Rock 9 (although 8/9 are still alive).

Monument to the 9

Testament

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This motel was home to A.G. Gaston. It was bombed as a part of the 1963 Birmingham riots.

Other place

Gaston Motel