A few years ago Carlotta Walls LaNier spoke to her grandson Jalen McClean’s kindergarten class. As Jalen, now a fifth-grader, advanced through school, LaNier would visit his classes to share her story ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this Sept. 27, 1957, file photo, two paratrooper officers escort black students from Central High School in Little Rock, Ark.
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Carlotta Walls LaNier about her new children's picture book, "Carlotta's Special Dress," recounting her story as the youngest member of the Little Rock Nine. A new book ...
A few years ago Carlotta Walls LaNier spoke to her grandson Jalen McClean’s kindergarten class. As Jalen, now a fifth-grader, advanced through school, LaNier would visit his classes to share her story ...
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (KRON) — Dr. Melba Pattillo Beals, a member of the Little Rock Nine who desegregated Central High School in 1957, transitioned from a teenage civil rights activist to a career as a ...
A new book for young readers recalls a tense moment in U.S. history. It's the end of the summer in 1957. Children are headed back to class, and Carlotta Wall's Uncle Em gives her a $20 bill to buy a ...
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On This Day in History: The Little Rock Nine integrated Central High School, defying segregation
Over 60 years ago the Little Rock Nine made history when they entered Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. Today, over 60 years ago, nine Black teenagers, escorted by federal troops, walked ...
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