{"product_id":"a-mighty-long-way-my-journey-to-justice-at-little-rock-central-high-school-paperback","title":"A Mighty Long Way: My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarlotta Walls Lanier\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLisa Frazier Page\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBill Clinton\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A searing and emotionally gripping account of a young black girl growing up to become a strong black woman during the most difficult time of racial segregation.\"--Professor Charles Ogletree, Harvard Law School\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Provides important context for an important moment in America's history.\"--Associated Press\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen 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. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor 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. Eisenhower, who was forced to send in the 101st Airborne to escort the Nine into the building. But entry was simply the first of many trials. 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarlotta Walls LaNier\u003c\/b\u003e attended Michigan State University and graduated from Colorado State College, now the University of Northern Colorado, on whose board of trustees she sits. After working for the YWCA, she founded her own real estate brokerage firm, LaNier and Company. A sought-after lecturer, LaNier speaks across the country, and she has received the Congressional Medal of Honor and two honorary doctorate degrees. She is the mother of two children, Whitney and Brooke, and lives in Englewood, Colorado, with her husband, Ira. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e Lisa Frazier Page\u003c\/b\u003e, an editor and award-winning reporter at \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, is the co-author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Pact: Three Young Men Make a Promise and Fulfill a Dream\u003c\/i\u003e. A graduate of New Orleans's Dillard University, Page holds a master's degree from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. She grew up in Bogalusa, Louisiana, and lives in the Washington, D.C., area with her husband. They have four children.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 7.87 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 27, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52066199470381,"sku":"9780345511010","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/a-mighty-long-way-my-journey-to-justice-at-little-rock-central-high-school-paperback-9373230.webp?v=1780167606","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/a-mighty-long-way-my-journey-to-justice-at-little-rock-central-high-school-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}