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Author Anderson, Karen, 1947-

Title Little Rock : race and resistance at Central High School / Karen Anderson.

Publication Info. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2010]
©2010

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Description 1 online resource (x, 330 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates).
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Politics and society in twentieth-century America
Politics and society in twentieth-century America.
Note Includes index.
Contents Mapping change : Little Rock forges a desegregation plan -- "Occupied Arkansas" : class, gender, and the politics of resistance -- Uncivil disobedience : the politics of race and resistance at Central High School, 1957-1958 -- The politics of school closure : massive resistance put to the test, 1958-1959 -- The politics of fear and gridlock -- Politics as usual : reviving the politics of tokenism. -- Conclusions. Little Rock and the legacies of Brown v. Board of Education.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary 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, escorted by federal troops, gained entrance. With grace and depth, Little Rock provides fresh perspectives on the individuals, especially the activists and policymakers, involved in these dramatic events. Looking at a wide variety of evidence and sources, Karen Anderson examines American racial politics in relation to changes in youth culture, sexuality, gender relations, and economics, and she locates the conflicts of Little Rock within the larger political and historical context. --From publisher's description.
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Subject Central High School (Little Rock, Ark.) -- History.
Central High School (Little Rock, Ark.)
History.
School integration -- Arkansas -- Little Rock -- History -- 20th century.
School integration.
Arkansas -- Little Rock.
Chronological Term 20th century
Subject African American students -- Arkansas -- Little Rock -- History -- 20th century.
African American students.
African Americans -- Education -- Arkansas -- Little Rock -- History -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Education.
School integration -- Massive resistance movement -- Arkansas -- Little Rock -- History -- 20th century.
School integration -- Massive resistance movement.
Little Rock (Ark.) -- Race relations.
Little Rock (Ark.) -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
Chronological Term 1900 - 1999
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Anderson, Karen, 1947- Little Rock. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2010 9780691092935 (DLC) 2009022870 (OCoLC)149075063
ISBN 9781400832149 (electronic book)
1400832144 (electronic book)
128245790X
9781282457904
9780691092935 (cloth)
0691092931