We are really excited that BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music) will be honoring, Minnijean Brown Trickey, one of the original Little Rock Nine on MLK day January 19, 2009. As a part of the event Minnijean will introduce our film Little Rock Central: 50 Years Later. http://www.bam.org/view.aspx?pid=852
This year, BAM welcomes keynote speaker Minnijean Brown Trickey, a seminal figure in the civil rights movement who entered American history books as part of the “Little Rock Nine,” a group of students who faced mobs and armed soldiers while attempting to desegregate Little Rock, Arkansas’ Central High School.
Following the event in the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House, BAM Rose Cinemas will present free screenings of the acclaimed documentary Little Rock Central: 50 Years Later, which provides a candid look at the lives of contemporary Central High Students.
