Mothershed-Wair became a national hero as one of the nine African American students involved in the desegregation of Little ...

In 1957, Mrs. Mothershed Wair and eight other Black students enrolled at Little Rock Central High School. They faced racist ...

Many are mourning the loss of an Arkansan who inspired change for the better and changed African-American education across ...

Thelma Mothershed Wair, one of the nine Black students who integrated a high school in Arkansas' capital city of Little Rock ...

Thelma Mothershed Wair, a member of the Little Rock Nine that integrated an Arkansas high school, has died at age 83.

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

Thelma Mothershed Wair, a member of the famous Little Rock Nine group, passed away on Saturday at the age of 83.

Legendary Arkansas activist and member of the Little Rock Nine, Thelma Mothershed-Wair, has sadly passed away at the age of ...

Melba Pattillo Beals, Minnijean Brown, Elizabeth Eckford, Ernest Green, Gloria Ray Karlmark, Carlotta Walls LaNier, Terrence Roberts, and Jefferson Thomas—made history when they defied an angry mob ...

EDWARDSVILLE - Thelma Watershed Wair,one of the historical Little Rock Nine who integrated an Arkansas high school in 1957 ...

Thelma Watershed Wair, one of the historical Little Rock Nine who integrated an Arkansas high school in 1957 amidst an angry mob of white separationist and who later graduated from Southern Illinois ...

Thelma Mothershed Wair gained nationwide fame as a child, when she became a Little Rock Nine member and helped desegregate Little Rock Central High School in 1957.