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“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
 
“Provides important context for an important moment in America’s history.”—Associated Press

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. 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.
 
For Carlotta and the eight other children, simply getting through the door of this admired academic institution involved angry mobs, racist elected offi

A Mighty Long Way

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    A Paperback by Carlotta Walls LaNier, Lisa Frazier Page, Bill Clinton

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      Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 7/27/2010 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780345511010, 978-0345511010
      ISBN10: 0345511018

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      “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
       
      “Provides important context for an important moment in America’s history.”—Associated Press

      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. 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.
       
      For Carlotta and the eight other children, simply getting through the door of this admired academic institution involved angry mobs, racist elected offi

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