Little Rock Nine: References & Edit History

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Article History

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Article updated. Sep 21, 2026
Invalidated site: CNN US - Surviving members of the Little Rock Nine raise concerns about history education nationwide. Jun 09, 2026
Add new Web site: Khan Academy - "Massive Resistance" and the Little Rock Nine. Dec 29, 2025
Add new Web site: ABC listen - Late Night Live - The Little Rock Nine. Jul 26, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC - The Interview - Elizabeth Eckford of the Little Rock Nine. Jun 11, 2025
Add new Web site: Eastern Illinois University - Crisis in Little Rock: Race, Class and Violence During the Desegregation of Central High School, 1957-1958. Oct 22, 2024
Add new Web site: CNN US - Surviving members of the Little Rock Nine raise concerns about history education nationwide. Sep 10, 2024
Add new Web site: The Guardian - Little Rock Nine: the day young students shattered racial segregation. May 08, 2024
Add new Web site: Facing History and Ourselves - The Little Rock Nine: Connecting 1957 to Today. Nov 03, 2023
Add new Web site: Bill of Rights Institute - The Little Rock Nine. Aug 25, 2023
Add new Web site: My Hero - The Little Rock Nine. Jul 15, 2023
Add new Web site: HistoryNet - Little Rock at 50. May 17, 2023
Add new Web site: National Park Service - The Little Rock Nine. Dec 30, 2022
Add new Web site: National Museum of African American History and Culture - The Little Rock Nine. Sep 05, 2022
Replaced photograph. Nov 08, 2021
Media added. Mar 11, 2020
Add new Web site: United States History for Kids - Little Rock Nine. Jul 09, 2019
Add new Web site: BlackPast - Little Rock Crisis, 1957. Jul 09, 2019
Corrected typo. Jan 14, 2019
Add new Web site: Natioanl Women's History Musuem - Little Rock Nine. Sep 27, 2018
In the discussion of when the students returned, changed "the next day" to "on September 25." Jan 02, 2018
Media added. Oct 10, 2016
Add new Web site: CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture - Little Rock Nine. Mar 24, 2015
New bibliography added. Mar 24, 2015
New article added. Mar 24, 2015
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