The Little Rock Crisis: What Desegregation Politics Says About Us

Author R. Perry

Publisher Palgrave MacMillan

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R. Perry

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Palgrave MacMillan

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Copyright

2015

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9781137521347

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eBook

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College Freshman - College Senior

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Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Dedication.
Contents.
List of Figures.
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction: A Meeting of Histories.
Ideas, Institutions, and Interests in the Little Rock Era of School Integration.
1: Perceptions: Black and White Views on Race Relations.
2: A Life of Courage: Mrs. Daisy Bates’s Motivations and Leadership.
3: Sacrifice: Profiles of the Little Rock Nine.
4: Duty to Re-election: Governor Orval Faubus and Political Racism.
5: Acquiescence: School Leadership Reluctance on Brown.
6: Redemption of (Their) History: Voices of Active Segregationists.
7: A Chance at Forgiveness for Little Rock: Media Coverage of Central High’s Integration.
Contemporary Proceeds: Telling the Story.
8: Witnessing the Crisis at Forty: Reflections of D. LaRouth Perry.
9: Personal Stories: Little Rock Residents’ Oral Histories of the Crisis.
10: Impact: Examining the Post-crisis Political Behavior of Little Rockians.
11: Us and the Crisis City: Engagement with Community for Improved Democracy.
Appendix.
Notes.
References.
Index.
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