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Dr. Terrence Roberts

January 16, 2014 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

 

Dr. Terrence Roberts, Member of the Little Rock Nine

Dr. Terrence Roberts was a member of the Little Rock Nine, students who integrated Central High School in Little Rock.

 

Congregation Emanu El and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), Southwest Region present Dr. Terrence Roberts, member of the Little Rock Nine.  Roberts made history in 1957 as one of the nine African American students who desegregated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. 

 

This event is underwritten by grants from Congregation Emanu El’s Endowment Fund and the Proler Family Fund. 

 

Co-sponsors include: American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, Equality Texas Foundation, League of United Latin American Citizens, Congressman Al Green, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Texas Senator Rodney Ellis, Texas Representative Senfronia Thompson, Texas Civil Rights Project, Texas Southern University

 

Details

Date:
January 16, 2014
Time:
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Event Category:

Venue

Congregation Emanu El
1500 Sunset Blvd.
Houston, TX 77005 United States
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Phone
713-627-3490

Organizer

Anti-Defamation League
Phone
713-627-3490
Email
southwest@adl.org
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