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In 1957, 15-year-old Minnijean Brown-Trickey changed history as a member of the Little Rock Nine, striding through the front doors of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. Helping desegregate public schools was just the beginning of her career as a social activist, and for her continued work she has received the U.S. Congressional Gold Medal, the Spingarn Medal, the Wolf Award and a medal from the W.E.B. DuBois Institute, among other citations. As a living witness to history – and as an active participant who has helped shape it – Brown-Trickey delivers a fascinating exploration of social change, diversity and the battle against racism throughout the decades, from the beginnings of her involvement in the Civil Rights Movement to the present day.

This conversation with Anne H. Charity-Hudley, UC Santa Barbara North Hall Endowed Chair in the Linguistics of African America, will be followed by a Q&A.

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a North East production; co-produced by Hoda Elatawi, Rob Thompson; produced by Maria Yongmee Shin; directed by Rob Thompson
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New York, NY : Filmakers Library, inc., [2001?]
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"When Minnijean Brown Trickey was sixteen years old, she became involved in one of the most significant acts in the history of the American civil rights movement. She was one of The Little Rock Nine - the nine Black American teenagers who defied death threats, hostile white demonstrators, and even the Arkansas National Guard, to attend the all-white Little Rock Central High in 1957. Minnijean's story did not end there. Little Rock was only the first step in an amazing journey of the heart, mind and spirit."--Container.
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Item content: English
Production Credits:
Executive producers, Maria Yongmee Shin, Malcolm Guy ; editor, Rob Thompson ; music, Alvaro Yanez.
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Public performance rights included
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1 videocassette
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The School Year That Changed a Nation

On September 4, 1957, 16-year-old Minnijean Brown headed off to her new school, Central High in Little Rock, Ark. She was nervous, and not just because she'd be a "new kid" in school. She and eight other black youths were slated to become the first African Americans to attend all-white Central High.

When they arrived that morning, the "Little Rock Nine," as they would become known, were greeted, not by teachers or the principal, but by the National Guard. Gov. Orval Faubus had mobilized the troops in order to keep the teenagers out.

The next day, the youths were greeted by an angry white mob and again were turned away.

On day three, the teens made it to their first class, but were sent home after a violent mob gathered outside the building.

President Eisenhower eventually intervened, sending federal soldiers to walk alongside the Little Rock Nine as they went from class to class. Still, for Minnijean and her peers, the 1957-1958 school year would be marked by almost constant harassment.

The following year, the governor closed all

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