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Why did congress award the little rock nine the congressional gold medal in 1999?.

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The group is being honored in recognition of the selfless heroism they exhibited and the pain they suffered in the cause of civil rights when they integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957. The Little Rock Nine medals were authorized by H.R.

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