Florida State University has the immense pleasure of welcoming Minnijean Brown Trickey to share her inspiring story. She was one of the nine African-American students allowed to enter the racially segregated Little Rock Central High School and was in the center of the fight to desegregate it. Not too long after she entered the school, she was suspended for spilling a bowl of chili on a white girl, and later expelled for verbally insulting another female white student. Currently, she works as an activist for minority rights and has served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Department of the Interior during the Clinton administration. Minnijean has received several awards including the Congressional Gold Medal, Wolf Award, and Spingarn Medal. She has also been depicted in a documentary and two made-for-television films. She has had extraordinary experiences in her life, and has had a large impact on making society the way it is today.

with carnival rides, games & prizes, funnel cakes & more! // Union Green // doors 5:00PM, show 7:00PM
Wristbands available at 5 pm in the Union Courtyard