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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — EDITOR’S NOTE: Sixty years ago, the Little Rock Nine became a symbol of heroism in the throes of racial progress, but their bravery made many whites dig their heels in further to maintain segregated schools.
On Sept. 23, 1957, Relman Morin watched as an angry mob gathered outside Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, waiting for a group of black students to arrive. It was three years after “separate but equal” was declared unconstitutional in America’s public schools, but the angry white mob wanted no parts of it.
The mob’s anger bubbled over and it became a dangerously violent scene, especially for a group of black men walking up. The protesters also turned on reporters and photographers who were there documenting the struggle to integrate schools.
Meanwhile, the nine black teenagers — three boys and six girls — walked into the side door at the south end of the school. They watched the mob as they entered.
The Associated Press is republishing the 1957 eyewitness account by reporter Relman Morin as part of its coverage of the Little Rock Nine anniversary.
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