Thelma Mothershed Wair, 83, Dies

Thelma Mothershed-Wair, one of the Little Rock Nine who faced down mobs at an all-white Arkansas school
Wair, who has died aged 83, was one of the nine black students who in 1957 had to be escorted by the 101st Airborne Division through jeering mobs at Little Rock Central High during the desegregation of schools in Arkansas,
Thelma Mothershed Wair, 83, Dies; One of 9 Who Integrated a School
In 1957, she and eight other Black students — the Little Rock Nine — enrolled in a high school in the face of racist mobs and a resistant Jim Crow governor.
Thelma Mothershed Wair, a member of the Little Rock Nine who integrated an Arkansas school, has died
One of the nine Black students who integrated a high school in Arkansas’ capital city in 1957 while a mob of white segregationists yelled threats and insults at them has died at age 83.
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders orders flags to half-staff in honor of Little Rock Nine member Thelma Mothershed-Wair
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has ordered flags in Arkansas to be flown at half-staff Saturday in honor of Little Rock Nine member Thelma Mothershed-Wair's passing.
Thelma Mothershed Wair, one of the Little Rock Nine, dies at 83
She and eight other students integrated Central High School in Little Rock in 1957 while a mob of White segregationists yelled threats and insults.
Little Rock Nine civil rights pioneer Thelma Mothershed-Wair has died
News came this weekend that Thelma Mothershed Wair, one of the Little Rock Nine, has died. She was 83.
Thelma Mothershed-Wair, one of the Little Rock Nine, passes away
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Thelma Mothershed-Wair, the eldest member of the Little Rock Nine passed away on Saturday. Mothershed-Wair was born on November 29, 1940, in Bloomberg, Texas and became a national hero as one of nine African American students involved in the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School in 1957.
Arkansas leaders mourn death of Little Rock 9 member Thelma Mothershed-Wair
Many are mourning the loss of an Arkansan who inspired change for the better and changed African-American education across the nation.
AP: Thelma Mothershed Wair, a member of the Little Rock Nine who integrated an Arkansas school, has died
SummaryOne of the nine Black students who integrated a high school in Arkansas' capital city in 1957 while a mob of white segregationists yelled threats and insults at them has died at age 83. Thelma
Thelma Mothershed Wair, Member Of Little Rock Nine, Dies At Age 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, Iconic Little Rock Nine Member Who Integrated An Arkansas School, Dies At 83
Thelma Mothershed Wair, the iconic member of the Little Rock Nine who helped integrate an Arkansas high school in 1957 despite opposition from white protesters, has died at the age of 83.
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Governor orders U.S. and Arkansas flags be flown at half-staff in memory of Little Rock Nine member Thelma Mothershed Wair on Saturday
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has ordered that the U.S. and Arkansas flags be flown at half-staff throughout the state from ...
Thelma Mothershed-Wair, Legendary Little Rock Nine member, sadly passes away
Legendary Arkansas activist and member of the Little Rock Nine, Thelma Mothershed-Wair, has sadly passed away at the age of ...