Alex Wilson and two other black men arrived at Central High on September 23 about five minutes before the "Little Rock Nine" entered the school's 16th Street entrance. The two other men left quickly but Wilson refused to run saying, "I fought for my country in the war and I am not running from you." He was beaten, knocked to the ground, and kicked as he walked on 16th Street. The attack on Wilson stopped only after the mob heard that the black students were entering Central High. Wilson walked away

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Alex Wilson and two other black men arrived at Central High on September 23 about five minutes before the "Little Rock Nine" entered the school's 16th Street entrance. The two other men left quickly but Wilson refused to run saying, "I fought for my country in the war and I am not running from you." He was beaten, knocked to the ground, and kicked as he walked on 16th Street. The attack on Wilson stopped only after the mob heard that the black students were entering Central High. Wilson walked away
Image Not Available for Alex Wilson and two other black men arrived at Central High on September 23 about five minutes before the "Little Rock Nine" entered the school's 16th Street entrance. The two other men left quickly but Wilson refused to run saying, "I fought for my country in the war and I am not running from you." He was beaten, knocked to the ground, and kicked as he walked on 16th Street. The attack on Wilson stopped only after the mob heard that the black students were entering Central High. Wilson walked away

Alex Wilson and two other black men arrived at Central High on September 23 about five minutes before the "Little Rock Nine" entered the school's 16th Street entrance. The two other men left quickly but Wilson refused to run saying, "I fought for my country in the war and I am not running from you." He was beaten, knocked to the ground, and kicked as he walked on 16th Street. The attack on Wilson stopped only after the mob heard that the black students were entering Central High. Wilson walked away

Artist (Little Rock, Arkansas, 1931 - 2001, Evansville, Illinois)
DateSeptember 23, 1957 (printed in 1997)
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions18 × 22 in.
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number1997.039.025
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