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The '''Mothers League of Central High''' School was a segregationist organization formed in September 1957 to oppose the integration of [[Little Rock]]'s [[Central High School]].

The Mothers League sued to stop black students from attending the school that year, citing state segregation law and the potential for a violent response. The case was dismissed. The Mothers League also campaigned to remove all of the [[Little Rock School Board]] members except for [[Dale Alford]]. 

The president of the Mothers League of Central High was [[Margaret Jackson]].

==References==

*"Mothers' Group Hopes To File Ouster Papers Against School Board," ''Ocala Star-Banner,'' September 23, 1958.
*"Sample Survey: LR Wants Issue Settled Peacefully," ''Free-Lance Star,'' September 11, 1958.

==External links==

[[Category:Civil Rights]]