A Walk through History - Brown Bag Lunch Lecture
This presentation will offer a deeper understanding and appreciation of the struggle of the Little Rock Nine to gain equal access to education by desegregating Central High School in 1957. Photographs and letters will provide a context to this historic event.
Presenter Kimble Talley is the Education Specialist at Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site. Talley started her career as a classroom teacher for the Pulaski County Special School District before joining the National Park Service in 2009. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in history, a Master's Degree in Secondary Education, and a Master’s Degree in Learning Systems Technology. She serves on the board of the Arkansas Council for the Social Studies and the Arkansas Curriculum Conference.
Admission to Brown Bag Lunch Lectures is free. Participants are encouraged to bring a sack lunch; beverages are provided.
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