[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 160 (Thursday, October 2, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2202]
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 CONGRATULATING EASTERN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL'S CLASSES OF 1957, 1958 AND 
         1959 ON THE OCCASION OF THEIR 50TH YEAR CLASS REUNION

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                       HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON

                      of the district of columbia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 2, 2008

  Ms. NORTON. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor of the Eastern High 
School graduating classes of 1957, 1958, and 1959. These alumni will be 
remembered in the history of our country as the first African Americans 
to attend classes that were no longer segregated in the District of 
Columbia after the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of 
Education. The courage and determination shown by these pioneers when 
they were teenagers were harbingers of the success, professional 
achievement, and exemplary lives that have characterized the classes of 
1957, 1958, and 1959.
  I ask the House to join me in honoring the 50th anniversary classes 
of 1957, 1958, and 1959 at Eastern High School in the Nation's capital.

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