| Little Rock (333 words) |
 | It is a river port and the administrative, commercial, transportation, and cultural center of the state. |
| The city became a center of world attention in 1957, when federal troops were sent there to enforce a 1954 U.S. Supreme Court ruling against segregation in the public schools. |
| Little Rock is the seat of Philander Smith College, Arkansas Baptist College, the Univ. of Arkansas at Little Rock, and several other branches of the university, including the law and medical schools. |
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