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Little Rock Nine and friends at NAACP's 49th annual convention in Cleveland, left to right, standing: Terrence Roberts, Thelma Mothershed, Gloria Ray, Jefferson Thomas, Kivie Kaplan, Minnijean Brown, Ernest Green, Mrs. L.C.
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![Image of SCHOOL DESEGREGATION, 1959. - Elizabeth Eckford And Jefferson Thomas, Two Of The First Nine Black Students To Be Admitted To Little Rock Central High School, Walk Away From An Afternoon Image of SCHOOL DESEGREGATION, 1959. - Elizabeth Eckford And Jefferson Thomas, Two Of The First Nine Black Students To Be Admitted To Little Rock Central High School, Walk Away From An Afternoon](https://www.grangeracademic.com/wmpix/bkh/seg/0105287-SCHOOL-DESEGREGATION-1959-Elizabeth-Eckford-and-Jefferson-Thomas-two-of-the-first-nine-black-students-to-be-admitted-to-Little-Rock-Central-High-School-walk-away-from-an-afternoon-class-upon-the-resumption.jpg)
Image of SCHOOL DESEGREGATION, 1959. - Elizabeth Eckford And Jefferson Thomas, Two Of The First Nine Black Students To Be Admitted To Little Rock Central High School, Walk Away From An Afternoon
![Burt Glinn | Jefferson Thomas, »One of the Nine«, from the series »Little Rock Desegregation Crisis«, Arkansas, USA (1957) | Available for Sale | Artsy Burt Glinn | Jefferson Thomas, »One of the Nine«, from the series »Little Rock Desegregation Crisis«, Arkansas, USA (1957) | Available for Sale | Artsy](https://d7hftxdivxxvm.cloudfront.net/?height=800&quality=85&resize_to=fit&src=https%3A%2F%2Fd32dm0rphc51dk.cloudfront.net%2FXBNi4VHiRhTCGbRfC4AWuA%2Fmain.jpg&width=542)