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Turn away thy son : Little Rock, the crisis that shocked the nation /
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| Author |
Jacoway, Elizabeth, 1944-
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| Call Number |
379.263 JAC |
| Publisher |
New York : Free Press, |
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Subject
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Central High School (Little Rock, Ark.) -- History.
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School integration -- Arkansas -- Little Rock -- History -- 20th century.
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African Americans -- Education -- Arkansas -- Little Rock -- History -- 20th century.
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| URL |
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0705/2006041334-d.html |
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http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0705/2006041334-s.html |
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http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0705/2006041334-t.html |
| Title Statement |
Turn away thy son : Little Rock, the crisis that shocked the nation / Elizabeth Jacoway. |
| Description |
xiii, 477 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents |
Miscegenation and the beast -- Defining the debate: Harry Ashmore -- Massive resistance: Jim Johnson -- Paternalistic gentleman: Archie House and the establishment -- Blue-collar opposition: Amis Guthridge -- A time of panic: Virgil Blossom -- The chosen few -- The crisis breaks: Orval Faubus -- The minefield in the middle: Brooks Hays -- In search of compromise: Faubus, Hays, and Eisenhower -- Central high school, act one: Daisy Bates -- Into the cauldron: the little rock nine -- A crisis of leadership: Robert R. Brown and the civic elite -- Torments behind closed doors: Minnijean Brown -- The battle in the courts: Richard C. Butler -- Empty schools: Wiley Branton -- The woman organize: Vivion Brewer -- Rebirth: Everett Tucker -- The new elite consensus: Gaston Williamson -- A bang and a whimper -- A note on miscegenation. |
| Bibliography Note |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-457) and index. |
| ISBN |
0743297199 (alk. paper) |
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9780743297196 (alk. paper) |
| LCCN |
2006041334 |
| Hold Requests |
0 |
| Bib No. |
1087361 |
