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When fourteen-year-old Carlotta Wall space walked the stairs of Little Rock Central High School on September 25, 1957, she and eight other dark-colored students only wanted to make it to category. But the trip of the “Little Rock 9,” as they had become known, would lead the nation on an even longer and much more turbulent path, one which would challenge prevailing attitudes, break down barriers, and forever change the landscape of America.
For Carlotta and the eight other children, simply getting through the entranceway of this popular academic institution engaged furious mobs, racist elected officials, and intervention by Leader Dwight D. Eisenhower, who was simply forced to send in the 101st Airborne to escort the Nine in to the building. But entry was basically the to begin many studies. Breaking her silence at last and writing her report for the very first time, Carlotta Wall space has written an engrossing memoir that is a testament not only to the energy of an individual to make a difference but also to the sacrifices made by families and areas that found themselves a part of history.
