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Tomorrow Begins Now features exclusive interviews with:

Who's in the Book?

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1957

Minnijean Brown Trickey

Little Rock Nine
Fought for desegregation in US public schools.
Chapter 2: Minnijean Brown Trickey v. Segregation

Najah Najiy

Birmingham Children's March
Fought for racial equality by participating in the Birmingham Children's March.
Chapter 3: Najah Najiy v. Racial Inequality

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1963

Mary Beth Tinker

Tinker v. Des Moines
Fought for students' right to freedom of speech.
Chapter 4: Mary Beth Tinker v. Censorship

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1969

Aaron Fricke

Fricke v. Lynch
Fought to bring a same-sex date to prom.
Chapter 5: Aaron Fricke v. Homophobia

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1980

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Bridgetta Bourne-Firl

Deaf President Now Movement
Fought for Deaf representation in the administration of Gallaudet University.
Chapter 6: Bridgetta Bourne-Firl v. Ableism Against Deaf People

1988

Constance McMillen

McMillen v. Itawamba County School District
Fought to bring her girlfriend to prom, and inspired the Broadway musical "The Prom."
Chapter 7: Constance McMillen v. Homophobia

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2010

Mary Kate Callahan
Madigan and Callahan v. Illinois High School Association
Fought for people with disabilities' right to be recognized as athletes.
Chapter 8: Mary Kate Callahan v. Ableism in Sports

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2012

Martín Batalla Vidal
Wolf v. Vidal
Fought for the rights of children of undocumented immigrants.
Chapter 9: Martín Batalla Vidal v. Unjust Deportation

2016

2019

Ava Lorelei Deakin
Deakin v. Old Town Triangle Association
Fought for people with disabilities' right to housing in historic districts.
Chapter 1: Ava v. Ableism in Historic Districts

Gavin Grimm
Grimm v. Gloucester County School Board
Fought for the rights for transgender students.
Chapter 10: Gavin Grimm v. 
Transphobia

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2021

Brandi Levy
Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L.
Fought for students' right to freedom of speech online.
Chapter 11: Brandi v. Digital Censorship

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2021

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