In 1954, the US Supreme Court ruled in Brown vs. The Board of Education that segregated schools were unconstitutional. But much of the South resisted and in 1957, the World's eyes were on Little Rock, as nine black students finally attempted to integrate the all white Central High School. Angry white mobs surrounded the school and in defiance of federal orders, Arkansas Governor Faubus called out the National Guard to make sure the black students did not attend classes. A tense standoff ensued, and eventually United States President Dwight Eisenhower, in an unprecedented action of desperation, sent down to Arkansas the 101st Airborne Division of the US ARMY to enforce federal integration orders. On September 25, 2007, the Little Rock Nine, surrounded by American soldiers for their own safety, walked up the steps of Central High and into history.

With our film, Little Rock Central: 50 Years Later, we wanted to educate a new generation on the heroism of the original Little Rock Nine, and take a look inside the school today and the legacy of desegregation in America.