The Little Rock 9, And The History Behind The History

Huffington Post:

Today is the 50th anniversary of the desegregation of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, and the photo to the left is an iconic representation of that important event in American history: Black student Elizabeth Eckford heads into the school surrounded by a taunting and angry crows, as behind her a white classmate hisses at her, face contorted in the ugliness of racial hatred. That girl was Hazel Bryan Massery -- and 40 years later, she and Eckford were reuinted for a photo, and became, surprisingly, great friends, beginning a relationship sprung from their intertwined roots in that larger story which still marks it with angst and raw feelings on both sides. Vanity Fair's David Margolick chronicles this and other events springing from that day 50 years ago in "Through a Lens, Darkly" -- an 11,000 word opus tracing what happened to Eckford and the rest of the Nine after that day:

Read the whole story: Huffington Post

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[Captain EdwardGraham]

A racial gap in the health-care system

Minority doctors seen facing hurdles

By Kimberly Atkins, Globe Correspondent ( 8/10/2001)

Black and Latino doctors have a harder time than white doctors getting hospital and specialty care for their patients, says a study released [on Aug. 9, 2001] - a disparity that researchers said reflects a growing racial gap in care.

One in three black and Latino physicians reported having difficulty getting their patients admitted to hospitals, compared to one in four white physicians, according to the study by the Center for Studying Health System Change, a nonpartisan policy research organization.

Twelve percent of black doctors and 15 percent of Latino doctors reported difficulty getting specialty referrals for their patients, compared to 8 percent of white doctors.

The study was published [on Aug.9, 2001] in Medscape General Medicine, an online medical journal.

The difficulties that minority doctors face point to a bigger problem - the quality of health care received by minority patients, said Lee Hargraves, the study's lead researcher. That's because minority doctors are more likely to treat a larger percentage of patients with the same ethnic background.

Lack of access to quality health care can particularly affect blacks and Latinos, who are at higher risk for a number of illnesses including diabetes and heart disease, diseases that often require hospitalization and care by endocrinologists and cardiologists, Hargraves said.

The findings hit home for many physicians.

''This mirrors my experience in a lot of ways,'' said Dr. Joseph Betancourt, an internist at Massachusetts General Hospital who serves as director for multicultural education.

Betancourt, who is of Puerto Rican descent, said that in practice he often had a difficult time finding his patients specialists who could speak Spanish. He now teaches students at Harvard Medical School and residents at Massachusetts General Hospital how to take cultural issues into account when giving medical care.

The study validated a lot of what black doctors have been experiencing anecdotally for years, said Dr. Rodney G. Hood, former head of the National Medical Association and an internist practicing with three other black doctors

[totalliberal]

Can you do anything other than cut and paste Eddy?

[Captain EdwardGraham]

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/events/pl/080601billclinton

AP - Tue Sep 25, 5:59 PM ET Former President Bill Clinton, left, speaks at 50th anniversary observances of the integration of Little Rock Central High School as the nine students who integrated the school and other dignitaries look on in Little Rock, Ark., Tuesday,

[totalliberal]

Captain EdwardGraham: said.


["So this social experiment didn't work out as planned."]


Hey Cap. Integrating the school did work. You are TOALLY FULL OF SHIT BIGOT.

[totalliberal]

Sorry, that should read TOTALLY FULL OF SHIT BIGOT.

Bigot.

[SouthJerseySteve]

I keep studying that famous photograph and I am still wondering.­.. where's Forrest Gump in that picture?

[VOTER]

You must have really pushed your brain to come up with such a stupid comment.

[Captain EdwardGraham]

Central High School in Little Rock is now 100% Black in a black community which is now a dangerous slum. In 1957 it was a all White lower middle class neighborhood.

So this social experiment didnt work out as planned. The white simply moved out leaving the once well kept neighborhood to its fate.

[totalliberal]

["Central High School in Little Rock is now 100% Black in a black community which is now a dangerous slum. In 1957 it was a all White lower middle class neighborho­od."]


"Central often has the National Merit Finalists and National Achievement winners in Arkansas. Graduating seniors usually receive over $4 million in scholarships each year. Central has had seven Presidential Scholars in last decade and 49 AP Scholars in 2002-03. The school dominates at regional and state Science Fairs. It has the largest number of delegates to Boys' and Girls' State, the most participants in Governor's School Gifted and Talented Program, and has competed in chemistry Olympiad, Arkansas Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, quizbowl, mock trial, various mathematics competitions, and SECME. In addition, Central has had 55 Stephens' Award winners for outstanding academic achievement. Central high school also has the most successful policy debate program in the state, winning the state championship 11 out of the past 12 years.

Furthermore, Central has an International Studies Magnet Program, one of the most advanced E.A.S.T. Programs, over 30 service, academic, and honors clubs available, award-winning instrumental and concert band and choral programs, over 141 courses offered, including 33 AP courses and 4 foreign languages.­"



Guess that makes you just another little red-neck, racist, biggot, punk, doesn't it Ed?

[Captain EdwardGraham]

I didnt say anything about what goes on INSIDE the high school, just what goes on OUTSIDE the high school.

These student achievements are especially amazing when you realize that these Black students risk their lives every day to go to school and to wander off school grounds. And their single parent families still live in a drug and alcohol infested slum.


"The more things change the more they remain the same.