A profile of the Little Rock Nine, nine African-American students who, in accordance with the Supreme Court legislation that made segregation illegal, attempted to integrate Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957.
my journey to justice at Little Rock Central High School
LaNier, Carlotta Walls
2010
Presents the memoirs of Carlotta Walls LaNier, one of the nine students to integrate Little Rock Central High School in September, 1957, that describes the experiences and challenges she and the others faced during their years at Central.
Contains eleven essays by various scholars in which they discuss the economic, constitutional, historical, and personal aspects of the crisis that occurred in Arkansas in 1957 when Gov. Orval Faubus defied federally-mandated segregation by trying to keep nine African-American students from entering Little Rock's Central High School.
Presents an account of what happened in 1957 when nine African-American students attempted to integrate Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in accordance with the Supreme Court decision that made segregation illegal.
my journey to justice at Little Rock Central High School
LaNier, Carlotta Walls
2009
Presents the memoirs of Carlotta Walls LaNier, one of the nine students to integrate Little Rock Central High School in September, 1957, that describes the experiences and challenges she and the others faced during their years at Central.
Recounts the events surrounding the attempt of nine black students to enter Central High School in Little Rock, following the Supreme Court ruling that racial segregation in public schools was illegal.
In September 1957, a high school in Little Rock, Arkansas, became a civil rights battleground when nine black students sought to enroll. This book tells their story and explains its importance in the broad context of the civil rights movement.
