Terrence James Roberts | |
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 Terrence Roberts speaking at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, February 9, 2017. | |
| Born | December 3, 1941 |
| Movement | Civil Rights Movement |
| Awards | Congressional Gold Medal Spingarn Medal |
Terrence James Roberts (born December 3, 1941) is one of the Little Rock Nine, a group of African-American students who, in 1957, were the first black students ever to attend classes at Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. In 1999, he and the other people of the Little Rock Nine were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal by President Bill Clinton.