Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Question - 118

Obverse and reverse of a coin commemorating what? Some text has been blanked out from them.

Answer: These coins commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Little Rock nine crisis when a group of nine African-American students had to be escorted into the racially segregated Little Rock central high school by the national guard under the instruction of President Eisenhower. Harish, Iam, Rahul Trivedi, Raghu, Anshul, Hirak, Rajesh, Keshav, Madu + Swapnaa and Vikrant got it. Well done.

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

little rock nine.. students entering school under guard

Anonymous said...

Little Rock Nine

Celebrating 50 years, of the Civil Rights incident in Little Rock, Arkansas

Nine students who were admitted to the high school were harassed on racial means

A big brave leap!

Rahul Trivedi said...

Desegragation, Little Rock Central High.

Raghu said...

50th anniversary of Desegregation in Education, starting with Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas.

AJ said...

The first time African-American students attended a former all white school (The Little Rock High School, 1957).

hirak said...

Eisenhower federalizing the national Guard to let children into school in Arkansas

Anonymous said...

Little Rock Nine incident.

Anonymous said...

Little Rock Central High School Desegregation Silver Dollar

swapnaa said...

Desegregation in Little Rock High School, 50th anniversary (seriously, how terrible is it that its only been fifty years??!)

- Madhu (from VM) and Swapnaa :)

Unknown said...

little rock nine in arkansas

Anonymous said...

The movement for women's suffrage?