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Today is a great day, not only of healing and reconciliation, but also coming together. Im so glad the whole Little Rock
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"Today is a great day, not only of healing and reconciliation, but also coming together. I'm so glad the whole Little Rock Nine was alive and here to see this"

- Winthrop Rockefeller

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This quote by Winthrop Rockefeller speaks with the significance of healing as well as settlement, as well as coming together as an area. He is expressing his pleasure that the Little Rock Nine, a group of African American trainees that were the very first to desegregate Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957, were alive to witness this momentous event. This quote talks to the progress that has been made in the fight for civil liberties and racial equal rights, as well as the value of collaborating to commemorate this progression. It additionally talks with the significance of recovery and also settlement, and the requirement to move forward together in order to develop a far better future. This quote is a reminder of the power of integrating and the relevance of identifying the development that has been made in the fight for civil rights and also racial equality.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Winthrop Rockefeller between May 1, 1912 and February 22, 1973. He/she was a famous Politician from USA. The author also have 2 other quotes.

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