Minniejean Brown-Trickey, one of the famous Little Rock Nine, will present her story March 10 in Schofield Hall at UW-Eau Claire. The Little Rock Nine were a group of students selected to desegregate Little Rock High School in 1957. They faced severe discrimination and torment, but paved the way for the civil rights movement and became an integral part of history. Brown-Trickey will present “Return to Little Rock: A Seminal Moment in American Education and Civil Right” to students, faculty and the public at 7pm in Schofield Auditorium. A reception open to the public will follow in the President’s Room of Davies Center. The following morning she will have coffee with students and give a lecture at 10am in the Davies Theatre. Students who went on the Civil Rights Pilgrimage, a 10-day tour of Atlanta, Birmingham, Montgomery, Selma, Little Rock, New Orleans, and Memphis, will have the opportunity to dine with Brown-Trickey before her presentation. Students visited museums, historical sites, and immersed themselves in civil rights history. The Pilgrimage is taking place again over spring break and is open to all students. Brown-Trickey received the U.S. Congressional Medal and a medal from the W.E.B Du Bois Institute for her work as a social activist. She is the subject of two documentaries, Journey to Little Rock, the Untold Story of Minniejean Brown-Trickey and HBO’s Little Rock: 50 years later. She also served as deputy assistant secretary for workforce diversity in the Department of the Interior under the Clinton Administration.

    Return to Little Rock: A Seminal Moment in American Education and Civil Rights • March 10 • Schofield Auditorium, UW-Eau Claire • 7 pm • FREE • 836-2325