11/07/1999
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"The Little Rock Nine did not turn back."
"I'm especially honored to be in the presence of people who are in what has been described as the most exclusive club in America, the Congressional Medal of Honor Society."
"Forty years later, we know, notwithstanding some cynics, that all our children can learn, and this school proves it."
"Forty years later, we know that we all benefit— all of us—when we learn together, work together, and come together."