REP. CONYERS SPEAKS ON LITTLE ROCK NINE 50TH ANNIVERSARY

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 25, 2007 ;     700+ words ......group that came to be called, "The Little Rock Nine." His remarks were as follows: I am pleased...Rock Central High School by the Little Rock Nine. I would also like to recognize distinguished...ago, on September 25, 1957, the Little Rock Nine successfully challenged the status quo...

FORMER PRESIDENT CLINTON TO CHAIR LITTLE ROCK NINE 50TH ANNIVERSARY...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  August 30, 2006 ;     334 words ......following news release: Today the Little Rock Nine Foundation announced that former President...in Little Rock by chairing the Little Rock Nine 50th Anniversary Celebration and Scholarship...raised by the Gala will benefit the Little Rock Nine Foundation's Scholarship Fund. "We...

STATE DEPT.: LITTLE ROCK NINE'S STORY - CARLOTTA WALLS LANIER

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  August 30, 2007 ;     493 words ......usinfo.state.gov/scv/life_and_culture/little_rock_nine.html.) The Little Rock Nine's story is really nine stories. Carlotta Walls...attention to the unfair treatment of the Little Rock Nine, some reporters were exploitive, LaNier said...

Student paved road to integration Coloradan with Little Rock Nine recounts...

Rocky Mountain News (2007-Current);  February 23, 2008 ;     686 words ......cities across the nation. The Little Rock Nine, as they came to be known - LaNier, Melba...estate brokerage. In 1999, the Little Rock Nine received the Congressional Medal of Honor...courage, and they established the Little Rock Nine Foundation, which LaNier leads. At a...

Two MCS Seniors Awarded $10,000 Little Rock Nine Foundation Scholarship

Targeted News Service;  May 18, 2007 ;     293 words ......receive this year's prestigious Little Rock Nine Foundation Scholarship and Mentorship...award certification during the Little Rock Nine Foundation's annual Awards Gala at the...back. Incorporated in 1999, the Little Rock Nine Foundation has worked to advance the...

Little Rock Nine(R) Foundation Honors 2007 Scholarship and Mentorship...

PR Newswire;  September 20, 2007 ;     677 words ......education and perseverance at the Little Rock Nine(R) Foundation's 50th Anniversary Celebration...progress, became known as the Little Rock Nine. Their story and statement reached the...Rights Movement. Fifty years ago in Little Rock, nine of us agreed to the rules of what was...

Grandmother was one of Little Rock Nine

Herald News, The (Joliet, IL);  December 19, 2007 ;     474 words ......Mothershed-Wair is one of the original "Little Rock Nine." She played an important historical...celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Little Rock Nine with his grandmother. They attended a...play about the struggles of the Little Rock Nine. Brennan said the play helped him to...

STATE DEPT.: LITTLE ROCK NINE'S STORY - JEFFERSON THOMAS

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  August 30, 2007 ;     615 words ......usinfo.state.gov/scv/life_and_culture/little_rock_nine.html.) The Little Rock Nine's story is really nine stories. Like his classmate...Thomas vividly remembers the first day the Little Rock Nine attempted to attend Central High, down to the...

Pelosi Statement on 50th Anniversary of Little Rock Nine

U.S. Newswire;  September 25, 2007 ;     216 words ......Arkansas. "In that moment, the Little Rock Nine secured for themselves their constitutional...changed the course of history. The Little Rock Nine made plain to the world, on behalf of...commemorates the bravery of the Little Rock Nine, we also rededicate ourselves to their...

Student paved road to integration Coloradan with Little Rock Nine recounts...

Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  February 23, 2008 ;     700+ words ......cities across the nation. The Little Rock Nine, as they came to be known - LaNier, Melba...estate brokerage. In 1999, the Little Rock Nine received the Congressional Medal of Honor...courage, and they established the Little Rock Nine Foundation, which LaNier leads. At a...

President Clinton to host 50th anniversary gala honoring the Little Rock...

Chicago Defender;  May 9, 2007 ;     700+ words ......to be known universally as the Little Rock Nine-were escorted by feoeral troops as they...honor those brave students at the Little Rock Nine Foundation's 50th Anniversary Celebration...major fundraising campaign for the Little Rock Nine Foundation. During the Gala, scholarships...

Little Rock Nine mark 50th anniversary

Charleston Gazette;  September 26, 2007 ;     505 words ......Associated Press LITTLE ROCK - The Little Rock Nine, who as students were escorted by federal...included brief remarks by each of the Little Rock Nine, including Roberts, Melba Patillo Beals...the 101st Airborne escorted the Little Rock Nine to classes on Sept. 25, 1957. Clinton...

STATE DEPT.: LITTLE ROCK NINE'S STORY - TERRENCE ROBERTS

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  August 30, 2007 ;     528 words ......usinfo.state.gov/scv/life_and_culture/little_rock_nine.html.) The Little Rock Nine's story is really nine stories. Terrence Roberts...100 percent. A common thread among the Little Rock Nine is strong families. "Our parents were truly the...

STATE DEPT.: LITTLE ROCK NINE'S STORY - THELMA MOTHERSHED WAIR

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  August 30, 2007 ;     460 words ......usinfo.state.gov/scv/life_and_culture/little_rock_nine.html.) The Little Rock Nine's story is really nine stories. Thelma Mothershed...restricted her physical activity. Others of the Little Rock Nine were inspired by her eagerness to attend Central...

Mass. honors Little Rock Nine's big impact on history - Recognition for...

The Boston Globe;  October 25, 2007 ;     323 words ......Hall last night. By doing so, the Little Rock Nine, a group of African-American students...speaking directly to members of the Little Rock Nine, who were honored at a commemorative...new federal law. Pictures of the Little Rock Nine barred from entering Central High School...