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A Tribute to Heroes

On August 30, 1957, nine black students walked into the all-white Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas to attend classes for the first time. They faced mobs of protesters who wanted only whites to attend the school. Television images were beamed across the nation. The students became known as the Little Rock Nine.

Last week, on the anniversary of Central High's integration, the brave nine gathered again outside the Arkansas state capitol to unveil bronze statues of themselves taking that historic walk 48 years ago. "I was very proud, very moved, overwhelmed," said Minnijean Brown Trickey, one of the nine. The monument, called Testament, was created by John Deering and Kathy Deering. It stands just outside the governor's office.

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