Desegregation efforts in Little Rock span 19 years. Extensive and involved efforts have been carried out by the courts, the school board, national interest groups, and the citizens of Little Rock to achieve the goal of a unitary public school system. Instead of a comprehensive approach to desegregation, a variety of conflicting plans were introduced after the initial court decision. Some were rejected, and those accepted led to desegregation by segments or grades. This piecemeal desegregation was the strategy followed until the acceptance of a more comprehensive approach in 1973. At that time, the school district and the minority community agreed to work together toward bringing about complete desegregation of the schools. The black community feels that throughout desegregation it has borne the largest share of the burden, for example, all black rather than all white schools were closed. White flight in the late 1960's has increased the degree of residential segregation in the city. Black administrators and teachers continue to complain that they receive unequal treatment and opportunity. Despite the many conflicting opinions surrounding school desegregation in Little Rock, both the school administration and the various community organizations exercised positive leadership in bringing about desegregation. (Author/AM)