Commemorative Coin Marks Civil Rights Milestone

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Commemorative Coin Marks Civil Rights Milestone

In 2005, members of the House and Senate passed a bill to create a commemorative coin to recognize a great civil rights milestone. The U.S. Mint was to produce a coin to recognize the bravery and strength of the African-American students at Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas who in 1957 became the first students to integrate a school following the landmark Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. In this case the United States Supreme Court ruled that the accepted "separate but equal" practice was not equal. This decision and the ensuing integration, was the beginning of answering the promise guaranteed in the spirit of this country's founding - that all Americans, regardless of the color of their skin, are equal and can live their dreams.

Now, these commemorative coins are available and will serve as a memento of these remarkable students and the beginning of desegregation across the country.

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