The Little Rock Nine: Struggle for Integration

by Stephanie Fitzgerald

Book Overview

In the fall of 1957, nine students in Little Rock, Arkansas, volunteered to integrate the city s all-white Central High School. This group, known as the Little Rock Nine, soon found themselves in the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0756520118
• ISBN13: 9780756520113
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Compass Point Books
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 11 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 8

Customer Reviews

Recommended for public and grade school library collections.

Written by Stephanie Fitzgerald, The Little Rock Nine: Struggle for Integration is a historical accounting for young adults about the integration of the all-white Central High School of Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957. The pioneering efforts of the students would open the way to greater equality in America's educational system, and show the power of freedom to all Americans. Black-and-white vintage photographs illustrate the straightforward narration of a vital turning point in history. Recommended for public and grade school library collections.