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24. Sept. 2017 · At age 8, Carlotta Walls LaNier was fortunate enough to spend a summer in New York, staying with an aunt in what was called “the projects.” It’s now a high-rent district in the vicinity of ...
16. Sept. 2010 · Carlotta Walls LaNier knows segregation firsthand — she was in the middle of one of the most important events in the civil rights movement. Walls was the youngest member of the “Little Rock Nine,” the group of nine African-American students who desegregated Central High School in Little Rock, Ark., in […]
Carlotta Walls LaNier attended Michigan State University and graduated from Colorado State College–now the University of Northern Colorado, on whose board of trustees she sits. After working for the YWCA, she founded her own real estate brokerage firm, LaNier and Company. A sought-after lecturer, LaNier speaks across the country, and she has received the Congressional Medal of Honor and two ...
Carlotta Walls LaNier nel 2014. Carlotta Walls LaNier (Little Rock, 18 dicembre 1942) è un'attivista statunitense.. Era la più giovane dei Little Rock Nine, un gruppo di studenti afroamericani che nel 1957 furono i primi studenti neri a frequentare le classi della Little Rock Central High School a Little Rock, Arkansas. È stata la prima donna nera a laurearsi al Central High School.
Carlotta Walls LaNier's powerful storytelling not only educates but also inspires, encouraging readers to reflect on the progress made in the fight for civil rights while acknowledging the work that still needs to be done. Through her story, Carlotta shows that one person's actions can ignite change and make a mighty long way towards a more just and equal society.
24. Jan. 2024 · On Thursday, Governor Jared Polis will present six Coloradans with his highest civic honor – the Colorado Governor’s Citizenship Medals. Denver7 morning anchor Nicole Brady spoke to two of this year’s recipients - Lauren Young Casteel and Dr. Carlotta Walls Lanier. Young Casteel will receive the Public and Community Service Medal.
Carlotta Walls LaNier was the youngest of the nine students to desegregate Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas in September 1957. She wore this matching skirt and blouse to the first day of school, which was also the first day she was turned away. President Dwight D. Eisenhower was called on to intervene, and the students entered school on September 25, three weeks after the academic ...
