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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Thelma_Mothershed-WairThelma Mothershed-Wair - Wikipedia

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   Thelma Mothershed-Wair (born November 29, 1940) is the eldest member of the Little Rock Nine group who attended Little Rock's Central High School following the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education court case.

2. encyclopediaofarkansas.net › entries › thelma-jeanWair, Thelma Jean Mothershed - Encyclopedia of Arkansas

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   Oct 30, 2023 · Thelma Jean Mothershed Wair made history as a member of the Little Rock Nine, the African-American students involved in the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School in 1957. The world watched as they braved constant intimidation and threats from those who opposed desegregation of the formerly all-white high school.

3. aaregistry.org › story › thelma-mothershed-member-ofThelma Mothershed, Arkansas Activist, and Educator born

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   Thelma Jean Mothershed Wair was born in Bloomberg, Texas, to Arlevis Leander Mothershed and Hosanna Claire Moore Mothershed. Her father was a psychiatric aid at the Veterans Hospital, and her mother was a homemaker.

4. www.nps.gov › people › the-little-rock-nineThe Little Rock Nine - U.S. National Park Service

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   Thelma Mothershed Wair. The students arrived at Central alone on the first day. By prior arrangement, they gathered at the 16th Street entrance with several local ministers who accompanied them. Elizabeth Eckford arrived at the other end of the block by herself.

5. www.splcenter.org › news › 2020/09/25Little Rock Nine: Decades-long battle for school equity began ...

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   Sep 25, 2020 · Several members of the Little Rock Nine hold a reunion in 1982, 25 years after they made history. The event was sponsored by the NAACP Legal Defense fund. Standing from left: Gloria Ray Karlmark, Jefferson Thomas, Carlotta Walls LaNier and Thelma Mothershed Wair.

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Little_Rock_NineLittle Rock Nine - Wikipedia

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   On November 19, 2022, Elizabeth Eckford, Ernest Green, Gloria Ray Karlmark, Carlotta Walls LaNier and Thelma Mothershed-Wair etched their initials onto metal plates that were then welded onto the keel of the attack submarine USS Arkansas (SSN-800) in a ceremony at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia. The plates will remain ...

7. www.smithsonianmag.com › smithsonian-institutionThe Youngest of the Little Rock Nine Speaks About Holding on ...

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   Sep 5, 2017 · Seven of the Little Rock Nine, including Melba Pattillo Beals, Carlotta Walls LaNier, Jefferson Thomas, Elizabeth Eckford, Thelma Mothershed-Wair, Terrence Roberts and Gloria Ray Karlmark,...