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Member of the Little Rock Nine (–)

Not to be confused with Thomas Jefferson.

Jefferson Allison Thomas (September 19, – September 5, ) was one of the Little Rock Nine, a group of African-American students who, in , were the first black students ever to attend classes at Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.

In , Thomas and the other students of the Little Rock Nine were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal by PresidentBill Clinton.

Early life and education

Jefferson Thomas, the youngest of seven children, was born in Little Rock to Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Thomas. His parents named him after Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States.

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Thomas first attended Horace Mann High School, a segregated all-black school, where he was a track athlete. In , he volunteered to be among the first group of black students to integrate all-white Little Rock Central High School for the –58 school year as a sophomore.

On September 4, , the Little Rock N