LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — People all across the state of Arkansas are mourning the loss of one of their own. According to reports, Thelma Mothershed, one of the members of the Little Rock Nine, passed ...

Surviving members of the Little Rock Nine – Black students who were the first to desegregate schools and break the color barrier in Arkansas – said they are “as bewildered as they were ...

FILE - Thelma Mothershed, one of the Little Rock Nine who in 1957 integrated Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Ark., is shown on Dec. 6, 1957. (AP Photo, File) ASSOCIATED PRESS ...

After a couple more failed attempts in September, President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent federal troops to escort the Little Rock Nine into the school for their first full day of classes on Sept. 25.

Legendary Arkansas activist and member of the Little Rock Nine, Thelma Mothershed-Wair, has sadly passed away at the age of 83. Wed, 09 Jul 2025 15:54:10 GMT (1752076450873) Story Infinite Scroll ...

This transference dropped the group from 10 students to 9, forming the Little Rock Nine, who would later gain entry into the school on Sept. 25, 1957 after President Eisenhower ordered a federal ...

Another member of Little Rock Nine is gone, as the eldest of the group, Thelma Mothershed-Wair, died this weekend at the age of 83.Little Rock Nine member and c ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Thelma Mothershed-Wair, a civil rights pioneer, was laid to rest this weekend. KATV was invited to attend the wake and ceremony of Mothershed-Wair, who died at the age of 83 ...

The Travelers will honor all nine of the brave students who desegregated Little Rock Central High School in 1957, Melba Pattillo-Beals, Ernest Green, Elizabeth Eckford, Minnijean Brown, Terrence ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — People all across the state of Arkansas are mourning the loss of one of their own. According to reports, Thelma Mothershed, one of the members of the Little Rock Nine, passed ...