With our 60th anniversary Steering Committee. [applause] principal of little rocks Central High School. [cheers and applause] superintendents from little rock. [applause] Fletcher University professor from africanamerican and research at harvard universitys. [applause]. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the 42nd president of the United States, William Jefferson clinton. [cheering and applause] [cheering and applause] ladies and gentlemen, please give a second welcome to the little rock nine. [cheering and applause] ernest brin green, doctor terree roberts, minnie jean brown, selma where. Join us in remembering the late Jefferson Thomas. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, the little rock nine. [cheering and applause] please welcome to the podium rmc today. He is an educator in Community Leader in the first africanamerican to attend Little Rock High School for tenth, 11th and 12th grades were graduating in 1962. Doctor sybil jordan hampton. [cheering and applause] please be seated. Than
The superintendent. Fletcher University Professor and director for africanamerican research at harvard university. Midwest regional director National Park service. [applause] the governor of arkansas. [applause] the 42nd president of the United States William Jefferson clinton. [applause] now to though little rock nine. [cheers and applause] [applause] and remembering the late Jefferson Thomas. [applause] [applause] seven eppley is locked onto the podium and educator and Community Leader and the first africanamerican to attend the tenth and 11thaf and 12th grade before graduating 1960 to. [applause]se be please be seated. Look good to this historic day. But some have traveled from down the block as a lookout into the crowd i see familiar faces and no matter how far you travel to be here are how many people that you know, were honored to have you here as a key component of this ceremony. Tion of so with the arkansas 31st junior rotc from Little Rock Central High School followed by the p
With a visit to the school. A u. S. Park ranger will show us around the Historic Site. Welcome to the Little Rock Central High School National Historic site. My name is spirit tricky. Im a park ranger at the site. And my significant tie to the story is the fact that my mother Minnijean Brown is one of the little rock nine. The name coined by the media to describe the first nine black students to desegregate Central High School. The grounds youre standing on became world famous in 1957. Because the first nine black students walked up the steps. On september 25. Our exhibits put the little rock central high crisis in the context of the greater civil rights muchlt movement. They begin with slavery and the institution and the fact that blacks had absolutely to rights. Considered property. And even three fifths a person. Not even a full human being. If you have an institution like that, that flourishes for hundreds of years, even when the laws change. Its still imbedded in peoples minds and
Welcome our distinguished guest for todays commemoration program. Nancy ruso. Michael moor r, superintendent of the Little Rock School district. The director of hutchins senter for African American research at harvard university. The honorable mark, mayor of the city of little rock. Cameron shawly midwest regional director, National Park service. The honorable asa hutchinson, governor of arkansas. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the 42nd president of the United States, William Jefferson clinton. [ applause ] ladies and gentlemen, please give a special welcome to the little rock nine. Dr. Patila bills. Elizabe elizabeth egbert. Earnest green. Gloria ray, carlata renear. Dr. Terrence roberts. Mini jane brown tricky. Thelma mothershed, wier. And join us in remembering the late Jefferson Thomas. Ladies and gentlemen, the little rock nine. [ applause ] please welcome to the podium our mc for today. An educator and Community Leader and the first African American to attend Little Rock Ce
High school. The grounds youre standing on became world famous in 1957. Because the first nine black students walked up the steps. On september 25. Our exhibits put the little rock central high crisis in the context of the greater civil rights muchlt movement. They begin with slavery and the institution and the fact that blacks had absolutely to rights. Considered property. And even three fifths a person. Not even a full human being. If you have an institution like that, that flourishes for hundreds of years, even when the laws change. Its still imbedded in peoples minds and psych. So we think its important to set the tone for what happened in the later years. For example a very Important Supreme Court case we focus on is the 1896. Which established the separate but equal doctrine. Putting a stamp a legal stamp on jim crow laws and black codes that flourished throughout the united states. We could be here for very long time creating this very long list. Everything from Transportation S