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Little Rock Nine

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The Resume

    (September 1957-1958)
    Melba Pattillo Beals
    Minnijean Brown-Trickey
    Elizabeth Eckford
    Ernest Green
    Gloria Ray Karlmark
    Carlotta Walls Lanier
    Thelma Mothershed-Wair
    Terrence Roberts
    Jefferson Thomas
    Integrated Little Rock Central High School (September 1957)
    Guided by NAACP member Daisy Bates

Why they might be annoying:

    Their attempt to integrate an all-white school became part of the heated debate concerning states' rights.
    The Governor of Arkansas prevented them from entering the high school by dispatching the National Guard.
    President Dwight Eisenhower sent the 101st Airborne Division to protect them, angering many Southerners.
    They appeared on 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' to confront some of the white students who tormented them.

Why they might not be annoying:

    They were among the first African-Americans who courageously integrated public schools following the landmark Brown vs. Board of Education ruling.
    They dealt with physical and verbal abuse in school, as well as violent protests by angry mobs outside the school.
    They inspired many young adults across the United States to get involved in the Civil Rights Movement.
    President Bill Clinton presented them with the Congressional Gold Medal of Honor (1999).
    The NAACP presented them with the Springarn Medal for outstanding achievement (1958).

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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 6 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 97 Votes: 43.30% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 60 Votes: 55.00% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 51 Votes: 50.98% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 112 Votes: 47.32% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 51 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 152 Votes: 61.84% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 20 Votes: 35.00% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 32 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 49 Votes: 55.10% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 72 Votes: 52.78% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 249 Votes: 44.58% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 206 Votes: 43.69% Annoying