Trouble in Little Rock

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1478
Date Released
30 Sep 1957
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1England’s Athletic Win
  2. 2Denis Compton Honoured
  3. 3Names in the News: General Speidel
  4. 4Names in the News: Jayne Mansfield
  5. 5Names in the News: Mr Diefenbaker
  6. 6Trouble in Little Rock
  7. *Hill Climb

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Trouble in Little Rock. DESCRIPTION: Little Rock, Arkansas, the white population are determined to prevent coloured students from going to the school their own children attend. A near riot developed and police made a number of arrests among the ring-leaders of the white pickets. Later, the Central High School was sealed off, by orders of the Governor, who called out the State National Guard. President Eisenhower then sent five hundred troops to Little Rock to keep law and order. SHOTLIST: Colour bar trouble in Little Rock. Police making arrests. High school patrolled.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Georgetown, Trinidad, Ceylon or Hong Kong
Keywords
Ethnic groups; Education and training; Demonstrations; Riots; Crime; Military
Locations
United States of America; Arkansas; Little Rock
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
71763A
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
176
Story extras:
Film clip

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