Thelma Mothershed-Wair, de 83 anos, a primeira estudante afro-americana da Little Rock Central High School em 1957, faleceu. 83-year-old Thelma Mothershed-Wair, first African American student at Little Rock Central High School in 1957, has passed away.

Thelma Mothershed-Wair, o membro mais velho do Little Rock Nine, morreu aos 83 anos. Thelma Mothershed-Wair, the oldest member of the Little Rock Nine, has died at 83. Ela fez parte do primeiro grupo de estudantes afro-americanos a integrar a Little Rock Central High School em 1957. She was part of the first group of African American students to integrate Little Rock Central High School in 1957. Nascida no Texas em 1940, ela se formou na escola em 1959 e mais tarde se formou na Southern Illinois University. Born in Texas in 1940, she graduated from the school in 1959 and later earned a degree from Southern Illinois University. Em 1999, ela e seus colegas receberam a Medalha de Ouro do Congresso. In 1999, she and her peers received the Congressional Gold Medal. Sua sobrinha confirmou a notícia no Facebook. Her niece confirmed the news on Facebook. Os arranjos funerários estão pendentes. Funeral arrangements are pending.