Melba Pattillo Beals (white blouse, behind soldier) and her classmates are escorted into Little Rock Central High School. Virtual Author Talk with Dr. Melba Pattillo Beals Hartford Public Library/ The ...

The Cautionary Tale of the Little Rock Nine In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled segregation in public schools is unconstitutional. Brown v.

Robin White, the superintendent of the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, called Mothershed Wair a symbol of hope. "At just age 16, she took a courageous stand for social ...

Each member of the Little Rock Nine was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal, and they donated them to the William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum in Little Rock in 2011.

Thelma Mothershed-Wair, who has died aged 83, was one of the nine black students who in 1957 had to be escorted by the 101st Airborne Division through jeering mobs at Little Rock Central High ...

Each member of the Little Rock Nine was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal, and they donated them to the William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum in Little Rock in 2011.