Much attention around these parts is focused on the 50th anniversary of the Integration of Little Rock's Central High School. The nine black students are all still alive and here for a string of special events, including a gala last night -
The LR Nine gala
Former President Clinton was in his element tonight at the Little Rock Nine Foundation Gala at the Peabody Hotel, singing every verse of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" along with the Central High Madrigal Singers and concluding the evening with an energetic, emphatic and heartfelt tribute to the Nine. "Look at them," he said of the Nine, seated at the long head table with family and others. "Fifty years later and they are still here with us. We thank God for that." He thanked them for enriching his own life. He then addressed what he called [...]
There is a lot being written and said, nationally, on the subject of race today. Mahablog notes a great New York Times piece and embellishes it with some excellent additional thoughts.
Whose Plantation?
I’m so happy the New York Times got rid of that damnfool subscription firewall. Now I can link directly to Bob Herbert’s excellent column today. “The G.O.P. has spent the last 40 years insulting, disenfranchising and otherwise stomping on the interests of black Americans,” he writes. Last week the Senate Republicans blocked the vote on a [...]
The "Arkansas Times" is blogging about the ongoing ceremonies for the Central High Anniversary. More here:
Commemoration at Central
The rain held off for 50th celebration today, as a huge crowd turned out to see Bill Clinton, the Little Rock Nine, and others give talks. Deborah Mathis was the emcee. Mark Stodola kicked things off and discussed the difference between desegregation and integration. There's still room for progress towards integration, he said--a theme that several of the Nine took up in their remarks. It was a strong speech, if not [...]
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