The Top 5 Stops on Little Rock’s Civil Rights Self-Guided Tour
Little Rock is a city where our past continues to guide our future. Through struggles and triumphs, the fight for civil rights for all Americans played out across Little Rock, and the memory of their courage will inspire us forever.
And nowhere is that more evident than on our self-guided civil rights tour. These 11 sites, six of which are stops on the U.S. Civil Rights Trail, tell the stories of pioneering Arkansans who shaped Little Rock throughout its history. The entire tour is worth taking, but here are five of our favorite stops.
You can learn more about Little Rock’s religious history, including many historically Black churches on our Historic Church Self-Guided Tour.
The Little Rock Nine are Ernest Green, Minnijean Brown, Elizabeth Eckford, Thelma Mothershed, Melba Pattillo, Gloria Ray, Terrence Roberts, Jefferson Thomas, and Carlotta Walls, and you can learn more about their story here.
Little Rock’s civil rights journey didn’t begin or end with these sites. Experience the full story by visiting all the sites on the Little Rock Civil Rights Self-Guided Tour.
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