The Little Rock Nine sounds like it could be the name of a baseball team playing in Arkansas' capital city, and for three nights during the 2025 season, it will be. The story behind the name ...

In 1957, nine Black students enrolled at Little Rock Central High School. The school had been all-white since its construction in 1927. Minnijean Brown, Elizabeth Eckford, Ernest Green ...

Blossom’s plan was a compromise, allowing a small amount of integration, but it led to huge resistance. The governor of Arkansas, Orval Faubus, had promised in the 1957 election to stop ...

The students who integrated Central High School were known as the Little Rock Nine. For three weeks in September 1957, Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus used the National Guard to block the Black ...

By honoring the courage and perseverance of the Little Rock Nine, the Arkansas Travelers are making sure that their legacy of ...

The Arkansas Travelers will pay tribute to the Little Rock Nine during their 2025 season with honorary uniforms.

25, wasn’t the first day the Little Rock Nine tried to attend classes at the high school Classes at Little Rock Central High School had already been in session for at least three weeks prior to ...

The Travelers will honor all nine of the brave students who desegregated Little Rock Central High School in 1957, Melba Pattillo-Beals, Ernest Green, Elizabeth Eckford, Minnijean Brown ...

If you have extra time, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site is worthwhile. In 1957, nine Black students enrolled at Little Rock Central High School. The school had been all ...

21-23. Central High School and Little Rock Nine member watch unveiling of Daisy Bates statue in Washington D.C. During that weekend, the team will wear Little Rock Nine jerseys and hats for three ...