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The First Twenty-Five: An Oral History of the Desegregation of Little Rock’s Public Junior High Schools

Posted By: roxul
Date: 11 Apr 2023 06:30:28
The First Twenty-Five: An Oral History of the Desegregation of Little Rock’s Public Junior High Schools

LaVerne Bell-Tolliver, "The First Twenty-Five: An Oral History of the Desegregation of Little Rock’s Public Junior High Schools"
English | ISBN: 168226047X | 2018 | 312 pages | EPUB | 1139 KB

“It was one of those periods that you got through, as opposed to enjoyed. It wasn’t an environment that . . . was nurturing, so you shut it out. You just got through it. You just took it a day at a time. You excelled if you could. You did your best. You felt as though the eyes of the community were on you.”—Glenda Wilson, East Side Junior High
Much has been written about the historical desegregation of Little Rock Central High School by nine African American students in 1957. History has been silent, however, about the students who desegregated Little Rock’s five public junior high schools—East Side, Forest Heights, Pulaski Heights, Southwest, and West Side—in 1961 and 1962.
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