Posted on Apr 2, 2024
What The Beatles and Beyoncé's 'Blackbird' means to this Little Rock Nine member
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Beals was 15 years old when she enrolled at the previously all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Ark., in 1957. She and eight other Black students were famously escorted by the 101st Airborne Division on their first day of class. They also endured verbal and physical harassment throughout high school.
Beals was 15 years old when she enrolled at the previously all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Ark., in 1957. She and eight other Black students were famously escorted by the 101st Airborne Division on their first day of class. They also endured verbal and physical harassment throughout high school.
What The Beatles and Beyoncé's 'Blackbird' means to this Little Rock Nine member
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Paul McCartney saidon several occasions that "Blackbird" was inspired by the Little Rock Nine. He also said the term "Blackbird" represented "Black girl" in a 2018 interview with GQ.
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