Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-233) and index.
Summary
Drawing on personal interviews with over sixty former teachers and students, black and white, Gordy details the long-term consequences for students affected by the year that the schools in Little Rock, Arkansas were closed in protest to desegregation in 1958-59.
Contents
The summer of relief turns to anxiety -- Nothing but confusion -- Where shall we go? -- Whom shall we blame? -- Enter the politicians -- Why not blame the teachers? -- The community rallies : some leaders do not.