On Sept. 25, 1957, a group of students known as the "Little Rock Nine" became the first black children to integrate into the segregated Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas. Even after the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education declared the segregation of public schools unconstitutional, outlawing separate state segregation, Little Rock Central High School continued to refuse admittance to black students. After President Dwight D. Eisenhower intervened on their behalf, nine black students were able to attend, though they were still very much unwelcome.
Written by Carlotta Walls LaNier, one of the original "Little Rock Nine," A Mighty Long Way gives a behind-the-scenes look at the everyday struggles she and the eight other students had to face, as well as how seeking an equal education paved the way during the Civil Rights Movement.
