Carlotta Walls Lanier, left, Gloria Ray Karlmark, Terrence Roberts and Melba Pattillo Beals, far right, four of the Little Rock Nine who helped desegregate Little Rock Central High School in 1957, greet each other before a reception at the Governors Mansion in Little Rock, Ark.

First published in the September 24, 2007, 11:08 p.m. edition

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