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Little Rock is in Arkansas.
Arkansas had two capitals during the Civil War. The capital was Little Rock, but during the Civil War, the Confederate government made Hot Springs the capital also.
They were the first African Americans to enroll as students in the Little Rock Central High School which had been an all-white school. The year was 1957. There was much protest against this integration which was forced by a Supreme Court decision.
Brown v. Board of Education CaseLittle Rock, Arkansas - Central High School and Little Rock NineRosa Parks - Montgomery Bus Boycott
Ruby Bridges was a in the first grade, and the first (and only) African American child to attend her school in Louisiana. The Little Rock Nine were 9 high school students that were the first African American students to attend their school in Arkansas.