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鈥淭he hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in times of moral crisis, remain silent.鈥漈his quote by former president John F. Kennedy is how 海角视频 president Bob Cushman opened colloquy on Thursday, Feb. 1. This civil rights-focused assembly featured speaker Terrence Roberts, one of the Little Rock Nine.The Little Rock Nine was a group of nine courageous teenagers who, in 1957, were the first black students to attend classes at previously all-white Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas. This move involved armed guards, first to keep the students out by order of the governor, then to escort them safely inside by order of President Eisenhower. Their courage and the courage of their parents left a legacy of determination and standing for what鈥檚 right.Last week, Roberts spoke in the PUC Church on 鈥淭he Fierce Urgency of Now.鈥濃�淚t came to my awareness as a young person that tremendous effort was required by those around me to keep the truth at bay,鈥� Roberts said in his presentation. 鈥淎fter school, I鈥檇 say my day was fine and my parents would say they had a good day. We all knew we were all lying, but we had to keep the...