White segregationist demonstrators protesting at the admission of the Little Rock Nine, to Central High School, 1959. The Little Rock Nine were a group of nine African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957. Their enrol
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Little Rock Nine's 60th Anniversary Commemorated

Monday marked the 60th anniversary of the Little Rock Nine, a group of Black teenagers who broke the segregation barrier at an all-White high in the capital city of Arkansas.

(HR) ABOVE: Eight of the nine members of the LIttle Rock Nine posed for photographers outside Congregation Emanuel before the interfaith service. They are from left to right: Terrence Roberts Carlotta Walls LaNier , Minnijean Brown Trickey J
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Little Rock Nine To Be Honored

The National Museum of African American History and Culture will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Little Rock Nine, who became the first Black students to attend Central High School in Little Rock, Ark. on September 25, 1957.

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‘Little Rock Nine”’ Enter High School That Forcibly Banned Them On This Day In 1957

The events surrounding the controversial and moving spectacle of the “Little Rock Nine” still reverberates in the minds of many with its stark imagery and political implications. The barring of nine Black African-American students who were prevented from entering Arkansas’ Little Rock Central High School on September 4, 1957, became known historically as the “Little […]

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Member Of Little Rock 9 Speaks On Death Of Jefferson Thomas

Recently, Bakari Kitwana, who is one of our exclusive bloggers and CEO of Rapsessions.org , landed an exclusive interview with Minnijean Brown-Trickey, who is a member of the Little Rock Nine, the group of African-American students who, against fierce racist opposition, desegregated their Arkansas high school. He spoke to her about the recent death of […]