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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. ...

Century. Nine from little rock is a 1964 u. S. Information agency film. Narrated by jefferson thomas. One of the nine African American students who in 1957 enrolled in little rock arkansas all white central high school. Arkansas governor prevented the students from tanding class. Until president eisenhower sent 1,000 u. S. Army troops and federalized the 10,000 strong Arkansas National guard to restore order and enforce school desegregation. In the film mr. Thomas and several of the little rock nine reflect on their experience. Life beyond high school sp hopes for the future. The film won an A...

Desegregation. In the film mr. Thomas and several of the little rock nine reflect on their experience. Life beyond high school sp hopes for the future. The film won an Academy Award in 1965. Where do you begin . Where do you look . Like an ancient battlefield the ground is silent. Though people still move in familiar places. Now in this field, negro and white run together. Remembering not how it was in little rock, arkansas in 1957. Perhaps it is best tr those today to look where theyre going and not where they have been. But when youre a dark man in a country where the negro is demanding more...

Integration. Well start at a ceremony held at the school to mark the anniversary last month. Well hear it from former president bill clinton, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson and members of the little rock nine. This runs about two hours. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our distinguished guests for todays commemorative program. Bruce d. Moore. Steering committee. [ applause ] nancy russo, principal of Little Rock Central High School. [cheers and applause] michael poor, superintendent of the Little Rock School district. Dr. Henry lewis gates, professor and director of hutchens center for a...

Century. Nine from little rock is a 1964 u. S. Information agency film. Narrated by jefferson thomas. One of the nine African American students who in 1957 enrolled in little rock arkansas all white central high school. Arkansas governor prevented the students from tanding class. Until president eisenhower sent 1,000 u. S. Army troops and federalized the 10,000 strong Arkansas National guard to restore order and enforce school desegregation. In the film mr. Thomas and several of the little rock nine reflect on their experience. Life beyond high school sp hopes for the future. The film won an A...