Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony
1999-11-14T12:08:51-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvOGVhXC8xNTM0OTgtbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==President Clinton and members of Congress honored nine former Little
Rock, Arkansas high school students with Congressional Gold Medals. Known as the "Little Rock
Nine," they were the first African American students bussed to white
public schools under new desegregation legislation in 1957. These
former students were honored for their courage and determination in
helping end segregation in Southern schools.
The “Little Rock Nine” were Minnijean Brown, Elizabeth Echford, Ernest Green, Thelma Mothershed, Melba Patillo Beals, Gloria Ray, Terrence Roberts, Jefferson Thomas, and Carlotta Walls.
Rock, Arkansas high school students with Congressional Gold Medals. Known as the "Little Rock
Nine," they were the first African American students bussed to white
public schools under new desegregation legislation in 1957. These
former students were honored for their courage and determination in
helping end segregation in Southern schools.
The “Little Rock Nine” were Minnijean Brown, Elizabeth Echford, Ernest Green, Thelma Mothershed, Melba Patillo Beals, Gloria Ray, Terrence Roberts, Jefferson Thomas, and Carlotta Walls.
President Clinton and members of Congress honored nine former Little Rock, Arkansas high school students with Congressional Gold Medals. Kn… read more
President Clinton and members of Congress honored nine former Little
Rock, Arkansas high school students with Congressional Gold Medals. Known as the "Little Rock
Nine," they were the first African American students bussed to white
public schools under new desegregation legislation in 1957. These
former students were honored for their courage and determination in
helping end segregation in Southern schools.
The “Little Rock Nine” were Minnijean Brown, Elizabeth Echford, Ernest Green, Thelma Mothershed, Melba Patillo Beals, Gloria Ray, Terrence Roberts, Jefferson Thomas, and Carlotta Walls. close
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- Melba Pattillo Beals Recipient Congressional Gold Medal
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- Elizabeth Echford Recipient Congressional Gold Medal
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- Thelma Mothershed Recipient Congressional Gold Medal
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- Gloria Ray Recipient Congressional Gold Medal
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- Jefferson Thomas Recipient Congressional Gold Medal
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- Carlotta Walls Recipient Congressional Gold Medal
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