KRQELittle Rock Nine member Jefferson Thomas diesWashington PostAP LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Jefferson Thomas, one of the first nine black students to enroll in desegregated Arkansas' schools, has died at age 68 in Columbus, Ohio. Fellow Little Rock Nine member Minnijean Trickey Brown says Thomas died Sunday. ...'Little Rock Nine' student dies of cancerCNN (blog)Little Rock Nine member Jefferson Thomas dies at age 68 in OhioToday's THVLittle Rock Nine's Jefferson Thomas diesArkansas Online (subscription)all 158 news articles »