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Carlotta Walls Arkansas Encyclopedia of Arkansas Arkansas History State of Arkansas (347 words) |
 | LaNier made history as the youngest member of the Little Rock Nine, the nine courageous African American students who integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957. |
| LaNier was awarded the prestigious Spingarn Medal by the NAACP in 1958. |
| LaNier and her husband, Ira (Ike) LaNier, have two children, Whitney and Brooke. |
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| LaNier, 61, told the students how one court decision made it possible for African Americans to go to the public library, public pool, sit in the front of the theater instead of the balcony, and attend the public school that was formerly only open to white students. |
| LaNier was a member of the National Junior Honor Society at her old school, and some of the nine other African-American students had participated in band, track, student council, and choir. |
| LaNier could stop herself from feeling bitterness and hatred, she told them that she'd known the battle she would face when she signed up to attend the white public school, and she wasn't going to let others' ignorance stop her from receiving the best education. |
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