16 Facts About Carlotta LaNier

Carlotta Walls LaNier was born on December 18,1942 and is 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, United States.

Carlotta LaNier was the first black female to graduate from Central High School.

Carlotta LaNier was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 2004 and the National Women's Hall of Fame in 2015.

Carlotta Walls LaNier was born on December 18,1942, in Little Rock, Arkansas to Juanita and Cartelyou Walls.

Carlotta LaNier was inspired by Rosa Parks when she refused to give up her seat in the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott.

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Carlotta LaNier first attended Dunbar Junior High School, a segregated school in Little Rock.

Carlotta LaNier married Ira LaNier in 1968 with whom she had two children, Whitney and Brooke.

Carlotta LaNier has two grandchildren, a granddaughter and a grandson.

Carlotta LaNier learned about the chance to go to Central High School by her homeroom teacher at her junior high.

Carlotta LaNier's teacher asked if anyone was interested in going to Central, and LaNier popped out of her seat and registered to go to the new school.

Carlotta LaNier's father was away, but she, her mother and her sisters were home.

Carlotta LaNier remained strong through all the times she was called names, spat on, and knocked over.

Carlotta LaNier knew she had to be there so that all schools would be desegregated.

Carlotta LaNier graduated from Colorado State College and began working at the YWCA as a program administrator for teens.

Carlotta LaNier is currently working with Brokers Guild-Cherry Creek Ltd.

Carlotta LaNier has been a member of the Colorado Aids Project, Jack and Jill of America, The Urban League, and the NAACP.