A Short Lived Confederate Victory

Historical marker location:

1100 Yorkshire Drive, Helena, Arkansas

( Marker can be reached from Yorkshire Drive, 0.1 miles east of Audubon Drive when traveling east.)

The Little Rock Nine were a group of African American students who were the first to integrate Little Rock Central High School in 1957, during the Civil Rights Movement. The event gained national attention and was a pivotal moment in the fight for racial equality.