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A Mighty Long Way (Adapted for Young Readers)

My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School

By: Carlotta Walls LaNier,Lisa Frazier Page

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A Mighty Long Way (Adapted for Young Readers)

My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School

By: Carlotta Walls LaNier,Lisa Frazier Page

Follow the story of Carlotta Walls LaNier, who in 1957 at the age of fourteen was one of nine black students who integrated the all-white Little Rock Central High School and became known as the Little Rock Nine. At fourteen years old, Carlotta Walls was the youngest member of the Little Rock Nine. The journey to integration in a place deeply against it would not be not easy. Yet Carlotta, her family, and the other eight students and their families answered the call to be part of the desegregation order issued by the US Supreme Court in its 1954 Brown v. Board of Education case. As angry mobs protested, the students were escorted into Little Rock Central High School by escorts from the 101st Airborne Division, which had been called in by then-president Dwight D. Eisenhower to ensure their safety. The effort needed to get through that first year in high school was monumental, but Carlotta held strong. Ultimately, she became the first Black female ever to walk across the Central High stage and receive a diploma. The Little Rock Nine experienced traumatic and life-changing events not only as a group but also as individuals, each with a distinct personality and a different story. This is Carlotta's courageous story.

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A Mighty Long Way

My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School

By: Carlotta Walls LaNier,Lisa Frazier Page

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My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School

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“A searing and emotionally gripping account of a young black girl growing up to become a strong black woman during the most difficult time of racial segregation.”—Professor Charles Ogletree, Harvard Law School “Provides important context for an important moment in America’s history.”—Associated Press When fourteen-year-old Carlotta Walls walked up the stairs of Little Rock Central High School on September 25, 1957, she and eight other black students only wanted to make it to class. But the journey of the “Little Rock Nine,” as they came to be known, would lead the nation on an even longer and much more turbulent path, one that would challenge prevailing attitudes, break down barriers, and forever change the landscape of America. For Carlotta and the eight other children, simply getting through the door of this admired academic institution involved angry mobs, racist elected officials, and intervention by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who was forced to send in the 101st Airborne to escort the Nine into the building. But entry was simply the first of many trials. Breaking her silence at last and sharing her story for the first time, Carlotta Walls has written an engrossing memoir that is a testament not only to the power of a single person to make a difference but also to the sacrifices made by families and communities that found themselves a part of history.

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0345511018

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A Mighty Long Way

My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School

By: Carlotta Walls LaNier,Lisa Frazier Page

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My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School

By: Carlotta Walls LaNier,Lisa Frazier Page

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A Mighty Long Way (Adapted for Young Readers)

My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School

By: Carlotta Walls LaNier,Lisa Frazier Page

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My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School

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A Mighty Long Way (Adapted for Young Readers)

A Mighty Long Way (Adapted for Young Readers)

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A Mighty Long Way

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A Mighty Long Way

A Mighty Long Way (Adapted for Young Readers)

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