1958 Press Photo Negro Student Minnijean Brown leaves Little Rock High School

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1958 Vintage Wire Press Photo by ASSOCIATED PRESS. Minnijean Brown, 16 year old negro girl from Little Rock, Arkansas, shakes hands with her teacher, Mrs. Pauline Carpenter of Worcester, Mass., as she resumes her high school education at New Lincoln School today. Minnijean was expelled from Little Rock's Central High School. At right is Minnijean's 11th grade fellow student Yorke Mizelle, 17.Minnijean Brown-Trickey 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.Photo is Dated: February 24, 1958.THIS IS AN AUTHENTIC PHOTO, NOT A COPY OR SCANS.Photo Measures Approximately: 8 x 6 Inches.THERE ARE MINOR CREASE MARKINGS.Part Number: AAA31261ALL items are more than likely going to have condition wear (small creases, corner wear, etc...) due to age and touching. These photos were meant to be handled and were by the newspapers and other media outlets before we purchased them.MORE INFORMATION:-There might be small smudges that should be able to be removed.-Sometimes the markings on the back of the photos can be seen through the front, it just depends on the thickness of the photo and how dark the ink is.-Everything read more