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Gordon Smith Defends Lott's Segregationist Comments

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Speaking on the Senate floor Tuesday morning, Sen. Gordon Smith, R-OR, offered a passionate defense of the pro-segregationist comments made by his col...

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Elizabeth Eckford, Of The Little Rock Nine, Tells Her Life Story

Vanity Fair | David Margolick | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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It was a school night, and Elizabeth Eckford was too excited to sleep. The next morning, September 4, 1957, was her first day of classes, and one last...

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