The house that survived rocks, gunshots, and bombs while coordinating the Little Rock Nine integration in 1957

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Daisy Bates’ House Protected Little Rock Nine

This modest home at 1207 West 28th Street became the command center for one of America’s most important civil rights battles when nine Black students integrated Central High School in 1957.

Daisy Bates turned her living room into a meeting place for families, students, and reporters as she coordinated the dangerous mission to break school segregation…

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