In 1957, Brown Trickey was one of nine African American students who courageously desegregated Little Rock Central High School under federal protection, becoming a pivotal figure in the American civil ...
Sept. 3 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1957, Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus called out the National Guard to prevent nine Black students from entering Central High School in Little Rock. After ...
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Carlotta Walls LaNier about her new children's picture book, "Carlotta's Special Dress," ...
It’s quite a story, of course. LaNier, along with Elizabeth Eckford, Minnijean Brown, Terrence Roberts, Melba Pattillo, Ernest Green, Gloria Ray, Jefferson Thomas and Thelma Mothershed, are members of ...
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 of segregation ...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Carlotta Walls LaNier— the youngest of the Little Rock Nine, a group of Black students who were chosen to integrate into Central High School in 1957— will release her first picture ...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Arkansas Travelers players visited Little Rock Central High School this week to reflect on Juneteenth and learn more about the legacy of the Little Rock Nine. Juneteenth, ...
During my internship at the museum, I had the immense pleasure of working with a collection of objects donated by Minnijean Brown Trickey. Minnijean was a member of the Little Rock Nine, a group of ...