Carlotta's Special Dress: How a Walk to School Changed Civil Rights History
by Carlotta Walls LaNier, Lisa Frazier Page, and Vanessa Brantley-Newton
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- Biography
- Nonfiction
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- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2026
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Women's clothing--Social aspects--Arkansas--Little Rock--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- LaNier, Carlotta Walls--Juvenile literature
- Dresses--Social aspects--Arkansas--Little Rock--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- African American students--Arkansas--Little Rock--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Central High School (Little Rock, Ark.)--History--Juvenile literature
- School integration--Arkansas--Little Rock--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
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