Dr. Melba Pattillo Beals - One of nine African American students who took part in the integration of an all-white school in Arkansas in 1957
The Roy Green Show · Global News / Curiouscast
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***Contains sensitive language.***
As Black History Month begins, race and racial issues are at the core of a great deal of unrest in the world.
Dr. Melba Pattillo Beals, icon of the U.S. Civil Rights movement, shares memories of being one of nine African American students who took part in the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, despite facing armed members of the National Guard in 1957.
Guest: Dr. Melba Pattillo Beals, Civil Rights activists, author of ‘March Forward, Girl: From Young Warrior to Little Rock Nine’ and ‘Warriors Don’t Cry’
(Contains Sensitive Language)
(Photo: Danny Johnston/The Associated Press)
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