Little Rock: Race and Resistance at Central High School

by Karen Anderson

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A political history of the most famous desegregation crisis in America

The desegregation crisis in Little Rock is a landmark of American history: on September 4, 1957, after the Supreme Court struck down racial segregation in public schools, Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus called up the National Guard to surround Little Rock Central High School, preventing black students from going in. On September 25, 1957, nine black students,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0691159610

ISBN13:9780691159614

Release Date:November 2013

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:344 Pages

Weight:1.15 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

20th Century African-American Studies Civil Rights Civil Rights & Liberties Education Education & Reference Education Theory Geography History History & Theory Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Political History Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Regional Social Sciences Specific Demographics Specific Topics State & Local

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