Several members of the Little Rock Nine hold a reunion in 1982, 25 years after they made history. The event was sponsored by the NAACP Legal Defense fund. Standing from left: Gloria Ray Karlmark, Jefferson Thomas, Carlotta Walls LaNier and Thelma Mothershed Wair. Seated from left: Minnijean Brown-Trickey holding daughter Leila, Ernest Green, Daisy Bates, NAACP counselor to the group; and Dr. Terrence Roberts. Photo by Bettmann/Getty Images
