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Author:

Taylor, Charlotte, author. aut

Title:

The Little Rock Nine and school desegregation / Charlotte Taylor and Mara Miller.

Publisher:

Enslow Publishing,

Copyright Date:

c2016

Description:

128 pages : color illustrations, b&w illustrations ; 24 cm.

Subject:

School integration--Little Rock--Little Rock--History--20th century.
African Americans--History--Little Rock--Little Rock--History--20th century.
African American students--Little Rock--Little Rock--History--20th century.
Segregation.
Discrimination.
Racism.

Other Authors:

Miller, Mara, author. aut

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

The first morning -- The fight for equality in schools -- The Little Rock Nine -- Calling in the troops -- Stormy days at Central High -- Attacks and threats hit home -- Graduation time -- The year the schools closed -- Progress and promise -- Where are they now?

Summary:

Nine African-American teenagers from Little Rock, Arkansas, changed history when they went to Little Rock Central High School in 1957. Why? Because the school had previously been segregated. Read about their amazing story, their courageous determination, and how they succeeded in helping to eliminate segregation from the American school system forever.

Series:

Our shared history

ISBN:

0766070107
9780766070103

LCCN:

2015509061

Locations:

DFPC353 -- Ackley Public Library (Ackley)

P1AX906 -- Indian Hills Community College Library - Ottumwa (Ottumwa)

DDPC173 -- Rockwell Public Library (Rockwell)