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Author Miller, Mara, 1968-

Title School desegregation and the story of the Little Rock Nine / Mara Miller.

Publication Info. Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow Publishers, [2008]
©2008

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Location Call No. Status
 Bristol, Manross Branch - Children's Department  J379.2 M616    Check Shelf
Description 128 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 24 cm.
Series From many cultures, one history
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Facing the crowd alone -- The path to equal education -- The nine who dared -- "The need for federal troops is urgent" -- Surviving Central High -- Threats from outside school -- Ernest graduates -- No school for all -- How far we've come -- Timeline -- Glossary.
Summary "Discusses the story of nine African-American students who desegregated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957, including the history that led to the event and the discrimination they faced on a daily basis"--Provided by publisher.
Audience Grades 4-6.
Subject School integration -- Arkansas -- Little Rock -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Education -- Arkansas -- Little Rock -- History -- 20th century.
African American students -- Arkansas -- Little Rock -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Central High School (Little Rock, Ark.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Little Rock (Ark.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN 9780766028357
0766028356
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