Day 21 - Brandon

On day 21 we began our day meeting a woman by the name of Sybil Jackson Hampton. She was one of the few black students to desegregate Central High School in Little Rock. She and four other class mates went to the school after the famous Little Rock 9, and we learned they had a very different experience than the Little Rock 9. The Little Rock 9 was verbally abused and the 5 that went with her were just shunned by everyone. Our next stop was at the Clinton Library. We all learned that Bill’s original last name was Blithe and changed it to Clinton because his step father’s last name was Clinton and Bill admired him so much that he took his name. Also his presidential platform was to change our nation’s international face. For lunch we went to River Market and all ate at different places. I had two pizzas and a slushie (if you were curious). Our last stop of the day was at Mosaic Templars Cultural Center where we learned about the 9th street business market where there were all stores owned by blacks.