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

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

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

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

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Thelma Mothershed-Wair, the eldest member of the Little Rock Nine passed away on Saturday.

FILE - Thelma Mothershed Wair seated on the bench that bears her name at Little Rock Central High School's 49th anniversary ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark- The loss of Little Rock Nine member Thelma Mothershed-Wair is a major one in the capital city. She was 83 ...

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

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

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

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