A Mighty Long Way (Adapted for Young Readers)
My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School
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A Mighty Long Way (Adapted for Young Readers)
Narrated by:
Nicole Lewis
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Narrated by:
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Nicole Lewis
About this listen
At fourteen years old, Carlotta Walls was the youngest member of the Little Rock Nine. The journey to integration in a place deeply against it would not be not easy. Yet Carlotta, her family, and the other eight students and their families answered the call to be part of the desegregation order issued by the US Supreme Court in its 1954 Brown v. Board of Education case.
As angry mobs protested, the students were escorted into Little Rock Central High School by escorts from the 101st Airborne Division, which had been called in by then-president Dwight D. Eisenhower to ensure their safety. The effort needed to get through that first year in high school was monumental, but Carlotta held strong. Ultimately, she became the first Black female ever to walk across the Central High stage and receive a diploma.
The Little Rock Nine experienced traumatic and life-changing events not only as a group but also as individuals, each with a distinct personality and a different story. This is Carlotta's courageous story.
*Includes a downloadable PDF of photos from the book
Critic Reviews
★ "A compelling and necessary account of facing and surviving injustice." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
★ “A must-purchase for nonfiction collections and required reading for U.S. history classes.” —School Library Journal, starred review
★ "LaNier offers a well-organized, vividly detailed, and often riveting account of everyday courage and tenacity in the midst of the twentieth-century civil rights movement." —Booklist, starred review
★ “A must-purchase for nonfiction collections and required reading for U.S. history classes.” —School Library Journal, starred review
★ "LaNier offers a well-organized, vividly detailed, and often riveting account of everyday courage and tenacity in the midst of the twentieth-century civil rights movement." —Booklist, starred review
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