<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2NtvLn_0vkHmzHw00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2NtvLn_0vkHmzHw00" width="1920" height="1080" ></figure>Wednesday marks a historic day in Arkansas' and America's history.Wednesday is the 67th anniversary of the Little Rock Nine being escorted into Central High School.On September 25th, 1967, nine black students who had been forced to withdraw from Central High School in Little Rock because of disruptive white crowds were escorted to class by members of the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division.The students were at first prevented from entering the school by the then-Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus.President Eisenhower later intervened, and the students were finally allowed to attend.The United States Army escorted the students to and from school.</div></body>

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Arkansas marks 67th anniversary of Little Rock Nine's entry into Central High

Wednesday marks a historic day in Arkansas' and America's history. Wednesday is the 67th anniversary of the Little Rock Nine being escorted into Central High School. On September 25th, 1967, nine black students who had been forced to withdraw from Central High School in Little Rock because of disruptive white crowds were escorted to class by members of the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division.