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Impact. In 1957, at age 14, Carlotta Walls LaNier and eight other students integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. This act of courage and defiance became the catalyst for change in the American educational system. The Little Rock Nine, as they would eventually be called, became ‘foot soldiers’ for freedom.
26 de ago. de 2009 · Carlotta Walls LaNier was the youngest member of the group. In her book, A Mighty Long Way, she remembers her journey. Race 'A Mighty Long Way' From Little Rock. August 26, 2009 1:00 PM ET.
24 de set. de 2017 · At age 8, Carlotta Walls LaNier was fortunate enough to spend a summer in New York, staying with an aunt in what was called “the projects.” It’s now a high-rent district in the vicinity of ...
Carlotta Walls LaNier (* 18. Dezember 1942 in Little Rock , Arkansas , USA ) ist eine US-amerikanische Aktivistin . Sie war das jüngste Mitglied der Little Rock Nine und die erste Afroamerikanerin , die die Little Rock Central High School absolvierte.
4 de dez. de 2015 · Carlotta Walls LaNier, one of the Little Rock 9, shares her experiences integrating Central High School in the 1950s. Four weeks before graduation, her home was bombed. She recalls, "I got up that very next morning after my home was bombed and I went back to school because if I had not gone, they would have felt like they had won. And I graduated.
In 1957, fourteen-year-old Carlotta Walls was the youngest Little Rock Nine member to integrate Central High School. She and eight other Black students faced angry mobs, racist elected officials, and federal intervention by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who was forced to send in the 101st Airborne to escort the Nine safely into the building ...
22 de jan. de 2024 · I am Carlotta Walls LaNier I am the author of A mighty Long Way My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School. The book was published in 2009.
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