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Arkansas

One historic landmark in Arkansas: Little Rock Central High School.

Landmarks: 1
Eras: 1

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Facade of Little Rock Central High School. — Pictured Little Rock Central High School
Adam Jones, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA · via Wikimedia Commons

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Landmarks in Arkansas

Civil Rights
Little Rock Central High School
Little Rock, AR
In the fall of 1957, a grand Arkansas high school became the front line of the struggle to enforce the Supreme Court's promise of school desegregation.

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Historical Essays

Civil Rights
Landmarks of the Civil Rights Movement
A high school in Little Rock, the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, a bridge in Selma and a street in Atlanta — places where the movement for civil rights changed the country.
Old USA Editors · 2 min read · September 28, 2026