Little Rock 9
September 25, 2017 at 9:45 am
(This post was last modified: September 25, 2017 at 10:42 am by chimp3.)
60 years ago today, September 25th, 1957 , the 101st Airborne Division escorted nine black students into Central High School. The Arkansas governor was using the Arkansas National Guard to keep the state's schools segregated.
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These students were spat on, called names, suspended for the slightest infractions (like accidentally dropping a bowl of chili on to a white student). White girls locked one of the black students into a bathroom stall and tried to set her on fire.
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Now they have statues in their honor.
These students were spat on, called names, suspended for the slightest infractions (like accidentally dropping a bowl of chili on to a white student). White girls locked one of the black students into a bathroom stall and tried to set her on fire.
Now they have statues in their honor.
God thinks it's fun to confuse primates. Larsen's God!
