Little Rock Nine member Minnijean Brown Trickey encourages advocacy, activism over inaction during MLK vigil

Among the pivotal lessons to be heeded from historical figures like Martin Luther King Jr. is the moral imperative to act -- ...
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MLK Jr. Vigil to Feature Little Rock Nine Member Minnijean Brown Trickey

In 1957, Brown Trickey was one of nine African American students who courageously desegregated Little Rock Central High School under federal protection, becoming a pivotal figure in the American civil ...
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UA MLK Day vigil spotlights Little Rock Nine member Minnijean Brown-Trickey

People make choices, and we make choices all the time,” Brown-Trickey said. “I think a lot of people are standing by doing ...
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ARKANSAS SIGHTSEEING: The story and impact of Little Rock Central High School’s 1957 desegregation is preserved at this historic site

Little Rock Nine student Elizabeth Eckford is being harassed in this famous Will Counts photo. The main heroes portrayed in words and photos are the Little Rock Nine -- the Black students who ...
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On This Day: Gov. Faubus blocks Little Rock Nine from school

Sept. 3 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1957, Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus called out the National Guard to prevent nine Black students from entering Central High School in Little Rock. After ...