The Little Rock Nine: in 1957, nine black students walked into an all-white high school in Little Rock, Arkansas--and into history0n September 4, 1957, Elizabeth Eckford, 15, put on a white dress that she had made herself and set off for her firs...
BItall started with the Litte Rock Nine In 1957 theywere not allowed to attend Little Rock Central HighSchoo in Little Rock, Arkansas because of their race.The Little Rock Nine refused to give up on attendingCentral High School.As the Little Rock Nine were driven toward theschool, they alrea...
Elizabeth Eckford in front of the main entrance of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, 2007. Eckford was the first of nine black schoolchildren to make history on September 4th, 1957 when she arrived, alone, for the first day of classes at the all-white high school. (Credit: ...
The Little Rock Nine 作者: Fitzgerald, Stephanie 出版社: Compass Point Books出版年: 2006-9页数: 96定价: $ 38.41装帧: SALISBN: 9780756520113豆瓣评分 目前无人评价 评价: 写笔记 写书评 加入购书单 分享到 推荐 我来说两句 短评 ··· 热门 还没人写过短评呢 我要写书评 The Little Rock Nine的...
As the South clung to Jim Crow laws, nine students integrated Little Rock’s Central High School in September 1957.
Through the 1950s, segregation was a way of life in the Deep South. But in 1957, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the case of Brown V. Board of Education, nine courageous African-American students, the Little Rock Nine, prepared to integrate Central High School in Little Rock, ...
the lessons of history. To quote Marianne Moore, ultimately this sightseer is “not out seeing a sight but the rock crystal thing to see.” Hoffman’s eye is better than any camera for capturing that rare rock-crystal thing I’m looking for when I pick up a book of poems. Who wouldn...
The highlight for us was the manicured grounds with its many statues, including a monument to the state's confederate soldiers, monument to confederate women, metal of honor recipients, and a wonderful statuary tribute to the Little Rock Nine! Lastly, a wonderful tribute to Gold S...
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