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Cracking the Wall: The Struggles of the Little Rock Nine

Cracking the Wall: The Struggles of the Little Rock Nine

On My Own History, Carolrhoda on My Own Books, and On My Own History (Paperback)

Eileen Lucas, Author

Mark Anthony, Illustrator

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9781575052274

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A brief introduction to the nine African-American students who integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957.
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Keywords and Themes: African American & Black • Biography & Autobiography • Historical • History • JNF007020 • JNF018010 • JNF025210 • JNF050000 • JNF053140 • Juvenile Nonfiction • Prejudice & Racism • School & Education • Social Topics • United States - 20th Century

Age Range • 7-10

Pages • 48

Subjects • School integration • Arkansas • Little Rock • History • 20th century • African American students • Central High School (Little Rock • Ark.) • Little Rock (Ark.) • Race relations • African Americans • Civil rights

Categories • Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 20th Century • Juvenile Nonfiction | African American & Black • Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Prejudice & Racism • Juvenile Nonfiction | School & Education • Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Historical

In 1957, nine teenagers were chosen to be the first black students to attend all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. A small group of people in Little Rock, including the governor of Arkansas, wanted to keep them out. But those nine students knew they had a right to a good education. And they would do anything to crack the wall that had kept black people and white people apart.

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