Surviving members of the Little Rock Nine – Black students who were the first to desegregate schools and break the color barrier in Arkansas – said they are “as bewildered as they were ...

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.

Retropolis Sarah Huckabee Sanders invoked the Little Rock Nine. Here’s their real story. February 8, 2023 More than 2 years ago 4 min Summary ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — People all across the state of Arkansas are mourning the loss of one of their own. According to reports, Thelma Mothershed, one of the members of the Little Rock Nine, passed ...

In September 1957, nine African American high school students faced the fury and intimidation from an angry white mob of hundreds as they sought to attend Central High School in Little Rock ...

Members of the "Little Rock Nine" expressed concern about Arkansas' new education laws during events commemorating the 66th anniversary of the historic desegregation at Little Rock Central High.

Only eight of the Little Rock Nine are still alive. Before he died at age 67, Little Rock Nine’s Jefferson Thomas was a federal employee with the Department of Defense for 27 years.

And my son? He’ll hear the story of the Little Rock Nine from me. And if he’s lucky, one day he’ll meet Carlotta Walls LaNier. Originally Published: September 25, 2007 at 6:00 AM MDT ...

In 1999, LaNier and the rest of the Little Rock Nine were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian honor. President Bill Clinton, an Arkansas native, bestowed the award.

Thelma Mothershed Wair, one of the nine Black students who integrated a high school in Arkansas' capital city of Little Rock in 1957 while a mob of white segregationists yelled threats and insults ...