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Podcast: Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary
Episode: Carlotta Walls LaNier
Description: "I wanted the same opportunities as the next person. I was no different, other than skin color." In 1954, the Supreme Court decided with Brown vs. Board of Education that separate schools for black and white students were unconstitutional. In the spring of 1957, Little Rock, Arkansas was the epicenter of racial tension as Little Rock Central High School prepared for the integration of its first nine students of color. Carlotta Walls LaNier was a member of the "Little Rock Nine." In the decades since, Carlotta was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest honor a US...