In this Sept. 27, 1957, file photo, two paratrooper officers escort black students from Central High School in Little Rock, Ark. School was closing for the weekend. (AP Photo/File) Over 60 years ago ...
A new book for young readers recalls a tense moment in U.S. history. It's the end of the summer in 1957. Children are headed back to class, and Carlotta Wall's Uncle Em gives her a $20 bill to buy a ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. A new book ...