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School desegregation and the story of the Little Rock Nine
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School desegregation and the story of the Little Rock Nine

Author: Mara Miller
Publisher: Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow Publishers, ©2008.
Series: From many cultures, one history
Edition/Format:   Book : Biography : Juvenile audience : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"Discusses the story of nine African-American students who desegregated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957, including the history that led to the event and the discrimination they faced on a daily basis"--Provided by publisher.
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Genre/Form: Juvenile literature
Material Type: Biography, Juvenile audience, Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Mara Miller
ISBN: 9780766028357 0766028356
OCLC Number: 144598086
Target Audience: Grades 4-6.
Description: 128 p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 24 cm.
Contents: Facing the crowd alone --
The path to equal education --
The nine who dared --
"The need for federal troops is urgent" --
Surviving Central High --
Threats from outside school --
Ernest graduates --
No school for all --
How far we've come --
Timeline --
Glossary.
Series Title: From many cultures, one history
Responsibility: Mara Miller.
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"Discusses the story of nine African-American students who desegregated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957, including the history that led to the event and the discrimination they faced on a daily basis"--Provided by publisher.

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