Thelma Mothershed-Wair, 1 of Little Rock 9, passes away
Thelma Mothershed Wait, a member of the Little Rock Nine who integrated an Arkansas school, has died
Thelma Mothershed Wair, one of the nine Black students who integrated a high school in Arkansas' capital city of Little Rock in 1957 while a mob of white segregationists yelled threats and insults, has died at age 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.
Thelma Mothershed Wair, of the School-Integrating Little Rock Nine, Dies at 83
Mothershed Wair was one of nine Black students who integrated a high school in Arkansas in 1957 while a mob of white segregationists yelled threats and insults.
Little Rock Nine member Thelma Mothershed Wair helped integrate Arkansas school. She has died at 83
Mothershed Wair died Saturday at a hospital in Little Rock after having complications from multiple sclerosis, her sister, Grace Davis, confirmed Sunday to The. The students who integrated Central High School were known as the Little Rock Nine.
Thelma Mothershed Wair, member of Little Rock Nine who integrated Arkansas school, has died
For three weeks in September 1957, Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus used the National Guard to block the Black students from enrolling in Central High, three years after the U.S. Supreme Court declared segr
Little Rock Nine member Thelma Mothershed Wair dies
Mothershed made history as a member of the Little Rock Nine, the Black students involved in the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School in 1957. She married Fred Wair on December 26, 1965. The couple has one son,
The capital city mourns the loss of Little Rock Nine member Thelma Mothershed-Wair
The loss of Little Rock Nine member Thelma Mothershed-Wair is a major one in the capital city.
Little Rock Nine member passes away over the weekend
According to reports, Thelma Mothershed, one of the members of the Little Rock Nine, passed away over the weekend.
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