Carlotta Walls LaNier, author of “A Might Long Way” spoke to seventh and eighth grade students at the Albert Leonard Middle School in New Rochelle on Thursday, November 5, about her personal experience as a student at Little Rock Central High School during 1957. According to Mrs. LaNier, it was one of the most gripping watershed moments of the Civil Rights Movement when she and eight other students integrated Little Rock Central High School. She spoke to students of what it was like to attend school with a military escort, as well as the painful experience when her family home was bombed. Carlotta Walls LaNier is a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor, and sits on the board of the University of Northern Colorado.
From Maggie Skau at BoE.