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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Arkansas Press
ISBN-101935106597
ISBN-139781935106593
eBay Product ID (ePID)166224125
Product Key Features
Book TitleLessons from Little Rock
Number of Pages200 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicEducational Policy & Reform / General, Civil Rights, General, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Publication Year2013
IllustratorYes
GenrePolitical Science, Social Science, Education, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorTerrance Roberts
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight18.5 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Reviews"A remarkable and powerful story of personal strength." --Paul Robert Walker, author of Remember Little Rock, ""A remarkable and powerful story of personal strength."" --Paul Robert Walker, author of Remember Little Rock
SynopsisSober news reports of a U.S. Army convoy rumbling across the bridge into Little Rock cannot overpower this intimate, powerful, personal account of the integration of Little Rock Central High School. Showing what it felt like to be one of those nine students who wanted only a good high school education, Roberts's rich narrative and candid voice take readers through that rocky year, helping us realize that the historic events of the Little Rock integration crisis happened to real people--to children, parents, our fellow citizens., Sober news reports of a US Army convoy rumbling across the bridge into Little Rock cannot overpower this intimate, powerful, personal account of the integration of Little Rock Central High School. Showing what it felt like to be one of those nine students who wanted only a good high school education, Roberts's rich narrative and candid voice take readers through that rocky year.