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The Long Shadow of Little Rock: A Memoir
Daisy Bates
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Description for The Long Shadow of Little Rock: A Memoir
Paperback. On September 3, 1957, Gov Orval Faubus called out the National Guard to surround all-white Central High School and prevent the entry of nine black students. On September 25, Daisy Bates, an official of the NAACP in Arkansas, led the nine children into the school with the help of federal troops. This work is Bates' story about this historic event. Num Pages: 260 pages, photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSR; 3JJPG; JFFJ; JFSL; JNS; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 340.
At an event honoring Daisy Bates as 1990's Distinguished Citizen then-governor Bill Clinton called her ""the most distinguished Arkansas citizen of all time."" Her classic account of the 1957 Little Rock School Crisis, ""The Long Shadow of Little Rock"", couldn't be found on most bookstore shelves in 1962 and was banned throughout the South. In 1988, after the University of Arkansas Press reprinted it, it won an American Book Award. On September 3, 1957, Gov. Orval Faubus called out the National Guard to surround all-white Central High School and prevent the entry of nine black students, challenging the Supreme Court's ... Read more
At an event honoring Daisy Bates as 1990's Distinguished Citizen then-governor Bill Clinton called her ""the most distinguished Arkansas citizen of all time."" Her classic account of the 1957 Little Rock School Crisis, ""The Long Shadow of Little Rock"", couldn't be found on most bookstore shelves in 1962 and was banned throughout the South. In 1988, after the University of Arkansas Press reprinted it, it won an American Book Award. On September 3, 1957, Gov. Orval Faubus called out the National Guard to surround all-white Central High School and prevent the entry of nine black students, challenging the Supreme Court's ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Arkansas Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
260
Place of Publication
Fayetteville, United States
ISBN
9781557288639
SKU
V9781557288639
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About Daisy Bates
Daisy Bates (1913?-1999) and her husband published the Arkansas State Press from 1941 to 1959. She served on the NAACP's national board from 1957 to 1970. In 1957 the Associated Press chose her as the Woman of the Year and one of the top ten newsmakers in the world. Clayborne Carson is professor of history and founding director of the ... Read more
Reviews for The Long Shadow of Little Rock: A Memoir
This is a book which I hope will be read by every American. It is simply told and easy to read, but not pleasant. - Eleanor Roosevelt, from the foreword to the first edition (1962) ""Daisy Bates' vivid memoir illuminates one of the key events of an historic freedom struggle.... Her story will serve as a source of inspiration for ... Read more