Minnijean Brown-Trickey | |
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 Minnijean Brown-Trickey speaking at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, February 9, 2018. | |
| Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Department of the Interior For Workforce Diversity | |
| In office 1999–2001 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 11, 1941 Rogers, Arkansas, United States |
| Residence | Canada |
| Alma mater | Laurentian University |
| Occupation | Civil Rights Activist |
| Awards include the Congressional Gold Medal and Spingarn Medal | |
Minnijean Brown-Trickey (born September 11, 1941)[1] is an American political figure who was a member of the Little Rock Nine, a group of nine African American teenagers who integrated Little Rock Central High School. The integration followed the Brown v. Board of Education decision which required public schools to be desegregated.[2]
- ^ "Minnijean Brown Trickey (1941–) - Encyclopedia of Arkansas". www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
- ^ "Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2019-04-19.