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 ...

Among the pivotal lessons to be heeded from historical figures like Martin Luther King Jr. is the moral imperative to act -- ...

Minnijean Brown-Trickey drew parallels from her experience as a Little Rock Nine member to today's political climate.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Carlotta Walls LaNier about her new children's picture book, "Carlotta's Special Dress," recounting her story as the youngest member of the Little Rock Nine.

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 ...

It’s one of the most famous moments to happen on the front steps of Arkansas’ Capitol: In 1968, Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller was ...

“People make choices, and we make choices all the time,” Brown-Trickey said. “I think a lot of people are standing by doing ...

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 ...

Carlotta Walls-Lanier, one of the Little Rock Nine, is sharing her story through a new children's book about her favorite dress.