Little Rock Nine Member Looks Back At Integrating White High School In 1957 | Megyn Kelly TODAY

In 1957, a group of teens, the Little Rock Nine, integrated a white high school in Little Rock, Arkansas. Now Megyn Kelly welcomes one of them, author Melba Pattillo Beals, who says she did not anticipate the physical danger and death threats that would ensue when she volunteered: “I didn’t understand what people would do to avoid sitting by me.”
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Little Rock Nine Member Looks Back At Integrating White High School In 1957 | Megyn Kelly TODAY

[@u.jekyll2899]

I just finished her book Worriors Don't Cry. Her strength gives me strength.

[@marieperry2433]

I'm reading that book at school

[@secondbreakfastart1025]

In reading it now for school!

[@mikeoxlong7628]

Warriors

[@dewdrops3286]

MEGYN KELLY? Are y'all serious. She is the last person that should be taking about this issue.

[@UdoADHD]

First thought in my mind was “she woulda been the main one to yell for a hanging back then...”

[@bluetextbooks]

IKR! It made me sick watching a modern day racist pretend to be sympathetic!

[@ikexbankai]

Soon as she said “as we mark Black History Month” I felt some type of way

[@08gordona]

THANK U SOMEONE SAID IT

[@joshuabernil8118]

@@ikexbankai As we mark BlAcK HiStOrY mOnTh

[@asias.8770]

MELBA AND THE OTHERS ARE KINGS AND QUEENS 🤩👸🏽

[@nashyabriasia3600]

I'm glad that she went to that school to try to make our future brighter

[@JayZondi-cd8jj]

Just read the book "Warriors Don't Cry" by Ms. Melba Patillo Beals and I am at awe at the courage of the Nine Warriors and how they triumphed over the barbarity of those "people". Real Superheroes.

[@secondbreakfastart1025]

I'm reading it for school now!

[@amyclarke41]

rip the journalist who got attacked reporting this in the 60s!😣

[@freya574]

I’m reading her book “Warriors don’t cry”. It’s such an incredible book and such a sad part of our history that we must always remember

[@ARYEliB]

Swear i wouldve been too scared to go to that school

[@caylonmustiful9746]

Its all black now they have a waiting list of 2000

[@itsjustnopinionok]

They were scared to. It took alot of strength to do it. But not all the students disliked them. Not all the teachers or parents disliked it. But more than color. It was about control. Whites were affraid of losing control.

[@vMufasa]

there were originally 160 candidates and only 9 stuck with it... 9 brave teenagers that changed America...

[@gabyleon2811]

Megyn Kelly I AM SHOOK!! After her arguing over Santa "not being white" !!! Makes me a little uncomfortable because I don't believe she truley understands where these heros came from and the amazing changes they made! But Megyn argued over a fictional character's skin color 😑...

[@7eyesopenwide168]

@ God is not black or white. Jesus was middle eastern. Why should it matter? Only a racist would care.

[@televisedpork7993]

@@7eyesopenwide168 exactly

[@syria2014]

The fact that she was arguing and was so devastated like she was gonna have mental breakdown over Santa not being white ..her talking about racism .😳😳😳😳

[@69UM24OSU12]

It' amazing that Ms. Beals maintained such a positive attitude and sense of humor through such an ordeal. She never gave up. A true American hero.

[@m.coleman]

Was never a Megyn Kelly fan, but I've watched several clips from her show. Why? Because they covered some of the most amazing people with amazing stories! Why did NBC wait for her to decide to do this, and why haven't they continued now that she's gone? She wasn't a match for these heartfelt, meaningful, beautiful stories. She lacked the knowledge, empathy, honesty, and humanity to connect to the people, the stories. Genuineness isn't her wheelhouse.

[@missval7]

First of all, i dont care what you feel about Megyn kelly, but what you wont do is disrespect this woman.Because of Dr.Beals and what she and the Little Rock 9 endured, Black children in the South got to eventually attend any high school of their choice.have you ever had acid thrown in your eyes? Had burning strips of notebook paper throw at you while trying to use the bathroom?having to turn the other cheek while being hit and kicked every single day because your survival and those around you literally depended on it?The future of Black children (and other children of color) depended on it.Yall "faux-woke" folks wouldnt last a day in any person's shoes who grew up during the Civil Rights Movement.This woman is 77 years old sharing her story.Before you judge her over a tv show she is on, read her books Warriors Don't Cry, Freedom is a State of Mind, and I Will Not Fear and then tell me about respecting one self.

[@cosmicwonderhoof133]

Nice

[@Skhangiwe]

"THESE PEOPLE ARE PRIMITIVE' A Queen!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@michaelacheampong2869]

Pls say queen again

[@shekn0ws007]

@@michaelacheampong2869 Queen

[@MosDefOzzy]

Everyone should have stood up when she came out 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@michaelhoerig5920]

She maybe didn't see her heroism, but we see it today. Thank you for your courage and commitment to justice!

[@derekwilliamsantiago6593]

These people are literally the best in history

[@ultraboombean]

Imagine getting hit just for going to school :/ .

[@7eyesopenwide168]

Happens to white kids in predominantly black schools today.

[@johnsblog5397]

@@7eyesopenwide168 ur racism is showing

[@jordynsimmons1107]

@@7eyesopenwide168 then whites shouldnt go to black schools

[@7eyesopenwide168]

@@jordynsimmons1107 no student regardless of ethnicity should deal with violence and certainly not over their ethnicity. You're against racism right? Or are you a racist as long as its someone you don't like?

[@66JLB]

Thanks for paving the way and laying the foundation for eternity!

[@kikichristian4859]

Thank you for being so smart and survivor GLORY to God AMEN 💙💚 💛♥️🙏🤞✌️👍 glory to God AMEN

[@kiki_jigglypuff]

it's crazy to think that we both went to the same school. i just walked in & went to class. how times have changed...

[@dylana5741]

she did it for you!

[@kiki_jigglypuff]

@@dylana5741 yes! and I'm so grateful for it!

[@HolisticSoul123]

Bless her ❤

[@marydavis3772]

All 9 of them are the real MVPs

[@darrylking2500]

All were True Trailblazers IMO.All Nine were Chosen Out of 800 to 1000 Students. They were the Best of the Best Super Smart & Brilliant All Nine Are Very Accomplish Individuals later in Life..

[@AquaBlueShadow]

What a great crowd of white people and one strategically positioned black woman!

[@davidbarnett9312]

It was the Republican president Dwight David Eisenhower who sent in the troops to protect those seven students. It was the Democrat governor of Arkansas who supported apartheid and non-integration. I was around 13 at the time and recall seeing this unfold on television newscasts.

[@moyai551]

Since then the ideals of the parties have flipped. Point?

[@octaneblue6]

It was also the Democratic president JFK who championed civil rights and forced colleges to integrate. Southern Democrats were not the new Democratic party; keep in mind they ALL voted Republican by the time JFK ran.

[@Mattstravaganza]

@@octaneblue6 evidence?

[@jgonascar]

And it was because of this that the South flipped overnight to vote for Republicans.

[@moyai551]

Gregory Love has made a one word reply! My greatest enemy! I cannot stand up to your clever retort and indomitable wit!

[@heathertea2704]

If America was equal, the same schools would have been built in ALL neighborhoods. And this brilliant Black woman wouldn't have had to enter that den of evil.

[@bestfriends5lifeee168]

Danny helped a lot 😌

[@ksmall5621]

WE should've protected you...I'm glad you went to do great things in your life Ms. Melba

[@SalMans838]

This video helped me in my history lesson. Thanks.

[@AdnanALI-it2qd]

How many of ya here because of the book worriors don't cry

[@TeresaWilliams-xn5gx]

Just watched gma3 they had the one last name Roberts on the show today..this touches my heart makes me cry

[@anatomyofself-lovevsgtrans4304]

My daughter graduated from Central in 2018... The spirit of racism is still alive in the essence of school’s structure and master schedule. In many cases, your black child’s success depends on the parents having an active presence in their education. Not just at Central but anywhere. But definitely at LRCH. I often said, if they will try to pull this BS on my child KNOWING I am an educator within the same school district working at a different high school, imagine what they are doing to students whose parents are on the outside. Thankfully, my daughter was academically strong when she arrived at Central and able to take classes on the 3rd floor. What’s on the 3rd floor... the majority of the AP/Pre-AP classes, which consisted of more white than black students.

[@Paul_Morano]

It’s so amazing to be around when such crazy things were going on back when people were racist and bigot and now you get to experience it and live the change that you created. It’s insanely cool to see that I’ve how far she has come and how far we have come as a nation you know you can ask everyone in that room not one person thinks she is less then I go back 50 years ago and you might find a couple.

[@Dolly351]

Notice that they were holding the confederate flag. 6:13

[@Lzrdman91]

And it’s JuST OuR HeRiTaGE. Plllease.

[@DZ-bb8my]

15 pay attention people she was 15

[@marlenereed7623]

Amazing brave lady.. ❤

[@graceyjewels7148]

There's a song called "God's Refrigerator"! I love that! That must be one huge refrigerator to fit all our pictures!

[@vernonjohnsonjr7389]

My grandmother lives 7 blocks away from Central High

[@jordangreene8125]

Y’all need to learn the difference between Racism and Ignorance

[@gotnojams3679]

Often racism and ingonrace go hand in hand. Most racist people are ignorant, they don't understand or even try to understand the other side and just want things their way bc they think they're higher then other races

[@viper5935]

think about this, when she was talkin about her gma, her gma was probably a slave. Its crazy to see how recent that was. It was only 100 years from end of slavery to integration

[@heathertea2704]

And Meagan "didn't know" about ALL forms of racism. 🤨 Yeah tell US anything.

[@joeybaren4105]

I graduated high school in 2010. I've never seen anything like this ever with different races mixing, etc. I like some things about my generation.

[@marieiqbal58]

Image she is hosting this!!??

[@greenhornet8262]

Andrea Mendenhall and the sky is not blue

[@cartt9373]

Exactly..I think she just did this Black History month special to salvage/save her reputation. We may not be dealing with full blown racism as much as before, but there are still snakes in the grass who PRETEND for the sake of saving face or for $$$.

[@josemama428]

Worst thing to happen to the country.

[@rubylazara5845]

Guys what she said on 7:47 I cant hear it properly, sorry not an english speaker

[@elleseller3348]

When you go to the grocery store with your tacky little list and your budget you dont want people like news reporters following you

[@QueenAlexis556]

Learn how to speak English then 😫😫

[@ariellehooker4592]

@@QueenAlexis556 bruh

[@leestill4530]

Black people s all ways had class

[@highlyfavored12]

Meghan is doing the interview...I would have declined.

[@markparsons5379]

Thanks to my @101st Airborne division

[@davidjones7563]

MEGYN KELLY YOU HAVE THE NERVE TO TALK ABOUT THIS ISSUE AFTER YOUR BLACFACE ATTITUDE.

[@bradenharris8718]

Then shouldn't she be the best to do it? How do you change peoplrs ignorance unless they're confronted with their ignorance and taught and shown differently? We can't keep just canceling people forever.. we have to be better, people can change. People can be better, shown a different way of thinking and change their opinions and attitudes but NOT if we keep just writing then off the instant they say or think something ignorant. We have to show them and teach them why their wrong. Maybe hearing this made her realize, or will kelp her realize why she's wrong and how much it hurts people to have these attitudes once she puts an actual face to herignorance. This is what we should all strive for as POC, to changeattitudes, to teach our children differently and to give people the chance to change,.

[@jamescowan3651]

And look at our public schools now. JS

[@loracobb1703]

You had to be brave back then just to get an education, shame in America.

[@kathyjobrown9907]

Melba is cool... Megan omg, awful

[@MsDisneylandlover]

what r they doing now 4 2020 on this show

[@intuitrin]

Where are her reparations !!!?

[@conroyingraham6871]

And what has changed since then to now?? white America has not changed much at all even to this very present day

[@jammzy2959]

@Andrea Mendenhall it's true and the only people who can speak on it are the people experiencing it. Anyone else who tries to control the narrative is an integral part of the racism that exists today.

[@mikeb3936]

lol... Meagan Kelly.

[@markparsons5379]

That was the democrats for you.

[@xubious]

How many white people at the school today?

When you learn nothing from this then it is a sick society and please do not use your bible as it says we are all equal get through your head

[@katoclemenzshiestgang3479]

Integration was the worse