Press Releases
Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami
202-226-7616
09/25/2007
Pelosi Statement on 50th Anniversary of Little Rock Nine
"Fifty years ago today, nine young African Americans
quietly but defiantly displayed their moral courage by simply entering a
schoolhouse door in
"In that moment, the Little Rock Nine secured for
themselves their constitutional right to an equal education. For the millions of others denied this right,
they changed the course of history. The
Little Rock Nine made plain to the world, on behalf of African Americans across
our nation, that they would not bend in the face of discrimination or be denied
their full share of the American dream.
"Today, as the House of Representatives commemorates
the bravery of the Little Rock Nine, we also rededicate ourselves to their
cause. We must find the courage they
found in themselves as young Americans who demanded that our nation fulfill its
promise of equality. We must walk in the
path of the Little Rock Nine as we continue to confront the last remaining
corners of discrimination and achieve true justice and equality for all
Americans."