Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The Little Rock Nine is the common term applied to the nine African-American students who were prevented from attending Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas during the Little Rock Integration Crisis of 1957. These students were: Ernest Green Elizabeth Eckford Jefferson Thomas Dr. Terrence Roberts Carlotta Walls Lanier Minnijean Brown Trickey Gloria Ray Karlmark Thelma Mothershed-Wair Melba Pattillo Beals During their ordeal the Little Rock Nine were advised by Little Rock journalist and activist Daisy Bates. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.