In 1957, Walls and eight other black students--known as the Little Rock Nine--only want to make it to class.
Breaking her silence at last and sharing her story for the first time, Carlotta Walls has written an engrossing memoir that is a testament not only to the power of a single person to make a difference but also to the sacrifices made by families and communities that found themselves a part of history..
But entry was simply the first of many trials.
Eisenhower, who was forced to send in the 101st Airborne to escort the Nine into the building.
For Carlotta and the eight other children, simply getting through the door of this admired academic institution involved angry mobs, racist elected officials, and intervention by President Dwight D.
But the Journey of the Little Rock Nine, as they came to be known, would lead the nation on an even longer and much more turbulent path, one that would challenge prevailing attitudes, break down barriers, and forever change the landscape of America.
When fourteen-year-old Carlotta Walls walked up the stairs of Little Rock Central High School on September 25, 1957, she and eight other black students only wanted to make it to class.
Walls shines a light on this watershed moment in Civil Rights history in this inspiring memoir.
But their Journey would lead the nation on a much more turbulent path.
In 1957, Walls and eight other black students--known as the Little Rock Nine--only want to make it to class
