The Little Rock Central High School desegregation case vaulted Martin Luther King Jr. as the civil rights movement's national symbol.

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The Little Rock Central High School desegregation case in 1957 was a significant event in the civil rights movement, but it was not the event that vaulted Martin Luther King Jr. as the national symbol of the movement. King's prominence rose after events like the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955-1956.

The Little Rock Central High School Desegregation Case Vaulted Martin