Interview with Ernest Green (one of the Little Rock Nine) who attended Little Rock Central High school in Arkansas during its integration in the civil rights movement. Interviewer questions Daisy Bates, adviser to the Little Rock Nine, and holds her book titled 'The Long Shadow of Little Rock'. She shows a rock that came through her window during the integration crisi period, and speaks about the rights of African Americans.
U.S. Airborne Division soldiers in Little Rock during Operation Arkansas. Two U.S. 101st Airborne Division soldiers toss a basketball to one another in the billeting area of National Guard Armory. A soldier reads newspaper. Stacked rifles on ground.
Soldiers of 101st Airborne Division during celebrations of Catholic Mass. An army chaplain and a civilian priest, in street garb, conduct the mass. They stand in field near buildings on the base (in background) with books in their hands. A boy plays a portable organ during the mass. Soldiers sing hymns. Near end of the sequence, the boy is seen standing next to one of the soldiers (most likely his father) taking part in the mass.
Operation Arkansas by U.S. army in Little Rock, Arkansas. U.S. 101st Airborne Division soldiers at barricade at entrance to Central High School. White students enter the school. African Americans arrive in U.S. army station wagon escorted by troops in jeeps. Soldiers escort African American students toward school. Front of school.
Operation Arkansas by U.S. army in Little Rock, Arkansas. Front of the Central High School to the entrance flanked by two U.S. 101st Airborne Division guards. Guards walk up and down steps of the school.
Operation Arkansas by U.S. Airborne Division in Little Rock, Arkansas. U.S. 101st Airborne Division soldiers double-time along street. Soldiers run toward Central High School. A soldier puts bayonet on rifle. A soldiers on guard. Soldiers march in front of building.
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