Read more Little Rock Nine stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/13499/little-rock-nine.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 22 May 2012 14:30:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/48383/little-rock-desegregation-heroes-mark-new-era.htmlPeter Fearon<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=173355&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331233759' border='0' />Five decades ago, nine teenagers walked into their new high school through screaming mobs who spat at them and shouted racist abuse. They were the first black students to desegregate Central High School in Little Rock, Ark., and became known as the Little Rock Nine. Seven of them will attend...Carlotta Walls Lanier, Gloria Ray Karlmark, Terrence Roberts and Melba Pattillo Beals, four of the Little Rock Nine.http://www.newser.com/story/48383/little-rock-desegregation-heroes-mark-new-era.htmlTue, 20 Jan 2009 01:53:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/8182/civil-rights-icons-return-to-little-rock.htmlNick McMaster<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=30336&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401031734' border='0' />The Little Rock Nine returned to Central High today to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the school's integration. Once escorted by soldiers from the 101st Airborne, they arrived by limousine to a school that's now 52% black, the AP reports. "They didn't ask to be a part of history, but...Carloto Walls LaNier, left, Ernest Green, center, and Terrence Roberts, three of nine students who in 1957 integrated Little Rock Central High School, applaud during dedication ceremonies for a National Historic Site visitors center near the school in Little Rock, Ark., Monday, Sept. 24, 2007. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)http://www.newser.com/story/8182/civil-rights-icons-return-to-little-rock.htmlTue, 25 Sep 2007 15:49:13 CDT