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"I just can't take everything they throw at me without fighting back.
-- Minnijean Brown, February 14, 1958
Minnijean Brown's First Day at Central High, Little Rock, 1957
Minnijean Brown was excited to go to Central High because it looked "like a castle." She was convinced she would receive a superior education there. But on the first day of school, the Arkansas National Guard blocked her entrance. She faced an army to get an equal education. |