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68 years ago, the Little Rock Nine arrived to integrate into Central High

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — It was 68 years ago today that Little Rock Central made national headlines when 10 Black students arrived to enter the school — that day would become a historic moment, signaling ...
Arkansas Times

Ongoing tensions vs. rose-colored recollections at the LR Nine Monument

Elizabeth Eckford at the Little Rock Nine Monument at the Arkansas Capitol. Credit: Brian Chilson Strange bedfellows made up the crowd Friday morning at a ceremony honoring the 20th anniversary of the ...
The Grio

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 ...
WKYC3

Carlotta Walls LaNier, member of the Little Rock Nine, shares her story with new children's book

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — In 1954, the Supreme Court made a landmark decision, ruling that segregation was illegal after hearing arguments in the Brown v. Board of Education case. This marked the formal end ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Member of Little Rock 9 writes of ’57 civil rights saga at Central High

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 ...