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In Little Rock, Arkansas, it was a memorable reunion for a senior class that didn't exist. Classmates from the Horace Mann High School class of 1959 gathered to celebrate their 50th reunion. Their class motto was appropriately called "the class that should have been."

After the historic forced integration of Little Rock Central High of 1957, their school, which was only open to African-Americans was closed. They celebrate all that they have accomplished and personal triumphs by touring the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, a building dedicated to the achievements of African-Americans.

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