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African American history rich with contributions
Booker T. Washington, an Ameri- can educator, author and advisor to President Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft, once said, “Success always leaves footprints.” This quote brings meaning to those who fought for African Ameri- can rights and shows that no mat- ter what comes out of the findings, there will always be evidence.
February 1926 marks the day Dr. Carter G. Woodson, the founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, created “Negro History Week.” This event takes place in the second week of February each year to honor the birthdays of civil rights leaders Fred- erick Douglass and Abraham Lin- coln. Seeing the success of Negro History Week, Woodson wanted to increase the impact of the celebra- tion, and thus Black History Month was later created.
One of the most notable events that is still remembered to this day is the story of the “Little Rock Nine.” In 1957, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional, and all U.S. public schools were instruct- ed to integrate. This was a decision made after Brown vs. the Board of Education trial in Topeka, Kansas.
On Sept. 4, 1957, nine African American students tried to attend their first day of class at Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. They were prevented from enter- ing and turned away. The students, by the names of Minnijean Brown, Elizabeth Eckford, Ernest Green, Thelma Mothershed, Melba Patillo, Gloria Ray, Terrence Roberts, Jef- ferson Thomas and Carlotta Walls will forever be known as the “Little Rock Nine.” On Sept. 25, 1957, the nine students were finally able to enter Central High School under protection from federal troops. The event was viewed around the world.
The Little Rock Nine were impor- tant in setting an early victory toward the Civil Rights movement. Fast-for- ward over the last fifty years, and you will see that many of those nine stu- dents are still making contributions to education, and are committed to ensuring that future generations have access to a quality education.
• Carlotta Walls (LaNier) is the president of the Little Rock Nine Foundation, an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from the Univer- sity of Northern Colorado and an inductee in the Colorado Woman’s Hall of Fame, the Girl Scouts Wom- en of Distinction, and the National
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Women’s Hall of Fame. Many books, movies and documen- • Elizabeth Eckford received a taries have chronicled Green, to in- bachelor’s degree in history from clude the “Ernest Green Story,” pro- Central State University. She contin- duced and distributed by the Walt
ues to share her stories with school Disney Corporation.
groups and challenges students to • Thomas Jefferson received
be active participants in confront- ing justice, rather than being passive observers.
• Ernest Green serves on the board of directors of Fisk Univer- sity, Quality Education for Minori- ties Network, Clark Atlanta board of trustees and the African American Experience Fund board of trustees.
a bachelor’s degree in business ad- ministration from Los Angeles State College. He became a member on the board of directors for the City of Refuge Learning Academy in Co- lumbus, Ohio, and received an hon- orary doctorate of humane letters from Ohio Dominican University in
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