little rock (ark.)

Presents the true story of nine students who, in 1957, became the first African-Americans to enroll in the previously all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, and the discrimination they faced on a daily basis.

Sylvia Patterson's life suddenly changes with the integration of Little Rock's Central High in 1957 when she is selected to be one of the first black students to attend the previously all white school.

A biography of the civil rights activist who led the fight to integrate schools in Little Rock, Arkansas, during the 1950s.

Presents an account of what happened in 1957 when nine African-American students attempted to integrate Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in accordance with the Supreme Court decision that made segregation illegal.

Sylvia Patterson's life suddenly changes with the integration of Little Rock's Central High in 1957 when she is selected to be one of the first black students to attend the previously all white school.

Offers insight into the lives of Elizabeth Eckford, an African American woman who was one of the Little Rock Nine, and Hazel Bryan, a woman who attended Little Rock Central High School and was photographed shouting racial epithets at Elizabeth outside of the school, and looks at the impact of their reconciliation on the lives of these two women and on the community.

Recounts the events surrounding the 1957 photograph taken by Will Counts that captured one of nine African-American students trying to enter an Arkansas high school while being taunted by an angry white mob and discusses how the photo brought the civil rights movement to the forefront of the nation's attention.

Examines one of the most controversial battles in the civil rights movement, highlighting personal stories of the students and civil rights leaders who helped bring the races together.

A brief introduction to the nine African-American students who integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957.