There’s a particular kind of freedom that comes with standing at the edge of the ocean completely on your own. No itinerary dictated by friends, no compromises over where to eat, no distractions except for the waves curling against the sand and the sound of your own breath syncing with the tide. A solo beach …
On September 25, 1957, nine African American teenagers walked through the front doors of Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas under the protection of U.S. Army paratroopers. Their names were Ernest Green, Elizabeth Eckford, Jefferson Thomas, Minnijean Brown, Terrence Roberts, Carlotta Walls, Gloria Ray, Thelma Mothershed, and Melba Pattillo. They were young, ordinary students …
