[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 130 (Thursday, September 25, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H7837]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            CELEBRATING 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF LITTLE ROCK NINE

  (Mr. SNYDER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. SNYDER. Madam Speaker, I join my colleagues from Arkansas in 
celebrating today the 40th anniversary of nine black students entering 
Central High School. The President is there today to walk in the school 
with the Little Rock Nine. Who can forget this unforgettable picture of 
courage on the part of one 15-year-old and racism on the face of the 
other.
  Today it is a celebration of heroes. Elizabeth Eckford, Ernest Green, 
Minnijean Brown Trickey, Terrence Roberts, Jefferson Thomas, Carlotta 
Walls Lanier, Gloria Ray Karlmark, Melba Pattillo Beals, Thelma 
Mothershed Wair. We learned from their courage in the past. Today we 
learn from their wisdom.
  This is a picture taken just this week of these same two 15-year-old 
girls. Forty years ago we learned from their courage. Today we learn of 
the ability to forgive and move on and learn from the mistakes of the 
past.

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