Historical background on the Little Rock Nine. Nine students fight for school integration in Little Rock, Arkansas -- The US Supreme Court bans racial segregation in schools -- The governor of Arkansas orders the state militia to block black students' entry to Central High School -- President Eisenhower addresses the nation on the situation in Little Rock -- Arkansas prohibits racial integration in public schools -- The US Supreme Court rules the Arkansas law unconstitutional -- Controversies surrounding the Little Rock Nine crisis. President Eisenhower acted wisely by sending federal troops to Little Rock -- President Eisenhower did not have the authority to send federal troops to Little Rock -- Public school segregation is unconsitutional -- Integration is not a valid part of the US Constitution -- The Little Rock nine students and families suffered harm and danger for the sake of justice - School desegration in Little Rock yielded mixed results -- Racial integration in schools is on the decline fifty years later -- A controversial museum at Central High School depicts the Little Rock nine crisis of 1957 -- Arkansas state senators protest the display of a Confederate flag at the Central High museum -- Personal narratives. Despite Army protection, an African American student is attacked -- One of the Little Rock nine discusses life at home and in school -- A white Central High School student reports on the situation at school -- The long shadow of Little Rock -- Covering the crisis -- An expelled Little Rock nine student remembers the Little Rock crisis.