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 a young girl trying to enter the school being taunted, harassed and threatened by an angry mob that grabbed the world's 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 from entering...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0756545129
• ISBN13: 9780756545123
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Compass Point Books
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.9" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 10 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 7