Carlotta Walls LaNier
Female, Person
1942 –
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Who is Carlotta Walls LaNier?
Carlotta Walls LaNier was the youngest of the Little Rock Nine, a group of African-American students who, in 1957, were the first black students ever to attend classes at Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was the first black female to graduate from Central High School. In 1999, LaNier and the other people of the Little Rock Nine were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal by President Bill Clinton.
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- Born
- Dec 18, 1942
United States of America - Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Michigan State University
- University of Northern Colorado
- Little Rock Central High School
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on July 23, 2013
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