The following articles were produced by USIS to mark the 40th anniversary of the 1957
integration crisis at Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. The highlight of a week-long commemoration in September 1997 was a visit by President Clinton to Little Rock and the President's Remarks at Central High on September 25.

• "Clinton Urges Americans to Improve Race Relations"

• "Reaction to Clinton Race Speech Favorable"

• "Little Rock Nine Speak about 1997 Integration Struggle"

• "Central's Foreign Exchange Students Discuss Race Relations"

• "Two Photographs Capture 40 Years of Progress"

• "Central High School Now Fully Integrated"

• "Free and Independent Media Played Key Role in 1957 Crisis"

• "Civil Rights Activists Remember Little Rock Crisis"

• "Eisenhower Versus Faubus in the 1957 Crisis"

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