And my son? He’ll hear the story of the Little Rock Nine from me. And if he’s lucky, one day he’ll meet Carlotta Walls LaNier. Originally Published: September 25, 2007 at 6:00 AM MDT ...

LITTLE ROCK-Among the most lasting and indelible images of the civil rights movement were the nine black teenagers who had to be escorted by federal troops past an angry white mob and through the ...

Also, Elizabeth Eckford, a probation officer in Little Rock; And Terrence Roberts, a professor of psychology at Antioch University in Los Angeles. They were all part of the Little Rock Nine.

The Little Rock Nine's struggle continued long after the Little Rock Integration Crisis was believed to have ended. Once the National Guard left and the media coverage lessened, the students were left ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Among the most lasting and indelible images of the civil rights movement were the nine black teenagers who had to be escorted by federal troops ...

Brown-Trickey is now 80 years old and is one of the members of the Little Rock Nine. On Jan. 17, 2022, she and four others will be sharing their stories during a presentation to commemorate Martin ...

In 1999, LaNier and the rest of the Little Rock Nine were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian honor. President Bill Clinton, an Arkansas native, bestowed the award.

Only eight of the Little Rock Nine are still alive. Before he died at age 67, Little Rock Nine’s Jefferson Thomas was a federal employee with the Department of Defense for 27 years.

Nine black high school students, known as the Little Rock Nine, fought to integrate Little Rock Central High School in 1957 with help from a little-known federal judge named Ronald N. Davies.

1954: U.S. Supreme Court calls for desegregation of public schools in Brown v. Board of Education1955: Little Rock school board agrees to comply with ruling1957: NAACP registers nine black ...

The historic desegregation of Central High will be commemorated with a street naming ceremony and four days of events in Little Rock starting Thursday, Sept. 22.