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A Mighty Long Way is a captivating memoir that captivates readers with its honesty, vulnerability, and determination. Carlotta Walls LaNier's powerful storytelling not only educates but also inspires, encouraging readers to reflect on the progress made in the fight for civil rights while acknowledging the work that still needs to be done.
Carlotta Walls LaNier, one of the students who sought to attend an all-white school in 1957 during a pivotal time in the Civil Rights Movement, will be signing her book "A Mighty Long Way: My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School." The event is free and open to the public. Attendees can make donations if they are able.
L’aînée des trois filles, Carlotta LaNier est née le 18 décembre 1942 à Little Rock, Arkansas, de Juanita et Cartelyou Walls. LaNier (alors Walls) est entré dans l’histoire en tant que plus jeune membre des Little Rock Nine, ces neuf courageux étudiants afro-américains qui ont intégré la Little Rock Central High School en 1957.
The oldest of three daughters, Carlotta Walls LaNier was born on December 18, 1942 in Little Rock, Arkansas to Juanita and Cartelyou Walls. Carlotta made history as the youngest member of the Little Rock Nine, those nine courageous African American students who integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957.
Carlotta Walls LaNier was the youngest of the nine students to desegregate Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas in September 1957. She wore this matching skirt and blouse to the first day of school, which was also the first day she was turned away. President Dwight D. Eisenhower was called on to intervene, and the students entered school on September 25, three weeks after the academic ...
22 de fev. de 2021 · 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 ...
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LaNier, Carlotta Walls Authoritative Name: LaNier, Carlotta Walls Biography: "Carlotta Walls LaNier made history as the youngest member of the Little Rock Nine, the nine African-American students who desegregated Central High School in Little Rock (Pulaski County) in 1957."--"Carlotta Walls Lanier (1942Ã'â€")" in the Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture (retrieved June 23, 2009).
