2007-P $1 Desegregation, DCAM PR70DCAM Certification #40587992, PCGS #149570

One of the defining moments of the Civil Rights Era in the United States during the mid-20th century occurred when Central High School in the southern city of Little Rock, Arkansas, was formally integrated. Nine black students, soon to be known as “The Little Rock Nine,” made their way toward Central High School on the morning of September 4, 1957. They were escorted onto school grounds by police, were spat upon and assaulted by flying objects thrown from the throngs of angry bystanders . The desegregation of Central High School was more than merely a legal achievement and even more than a singular highlight in the Civil Rights timeline. It was a watershed moment for America. It was a major milestone, one deemed worthy of memorializing on the 50th Anniversary Commemorative coin.