Little Rock Girl 1957: How a Photograph Changed the Fight for Integration

by Shelley Tougas

Book Overview

Nine African American students made history when they defied a governor and integrated an Arkansas high school in 1957. It was the photo of one of the nine trying to enter the school a young girl being taunted, harassed and threatened by an angry mob that grabbed the worlds attention and kept its disapproving gaze on Little Rock, Arkansas. In defiance of a federal court order, Governor Orval Faubus called in the National Guard to prevent the students...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0756544408
• ISBN13: 9780756544409
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Compass Point Books
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.3" x 10.5"
• Age Range: 10 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 7