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American activist

Carlotta Walls LaNier (née&#;Walls; born December 18, ) is the youngest of the Little Rock Nine, a group of African-American students who, in , were the first black students ever to attend classes at Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States.

She was the first black female to graduate from Central High School. In , LaNier and the rest of the Little Rock Nine were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal by PresidentBill Clinton.^[1] LaNier was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in and the National Women's Hall of Fame in ^[2][3]

Early and personal life

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

Cartelyou was a brick mason and a World War II veteran, while Juanita was a secretary in the Office of Public Housing.

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Cartelyou died in from leukemia. LaNier was the eldest of three girls. She was inspired by Ros