Carlotta Walls LaNier never thought she’d still be talking about high school 65 years later. But when you are one of the Little Rock Nine, your high school story is one that will be told forever.

The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. In 1957, the Arkansas National Guard forcibly stopped 14-year-old Carlotta Walls and eight other ...

In 1957, Carlotta Walls LaNier felt one emotion during the days leading up to her first day at Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas: excitement. It was a brief three years after the historic ...

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 ...

Carlotta Walls LaNier, the youngest member of the Little Rock Nine, shares her memories, the necessity for a young readers’ adaption of her memoir, and more. In 1957, Carlotta Walls LaNier felt one ...