The Little Rock Crisis What Desegregation Politics Says About Us [Hardcover]

The Little Rock Crisis frames the story of the Little Rock 1957 desegregation crisis through the lens of memory. Over time, those memories  individual and collective  have motivated Little Rockians for social and political action and engagement.1. Introduction: A Meeting of Histories PART I: IDEAS, INSTITUTIONS AND INTERESTS IN THE LITTLE ROCK ERA OF SCHOOL INTEGRATION 2. Perceptions on Relations: Black and White Views on Race 3. A Life of Courage: Attitudes and Motivations of Mrs. Daisy Bates' Leadership 4. Sacrifice: Profiles of The Little Rock Nine 5. Duty To Re-Election: Governor Orval Faubus' and Political Racism 6. Acquiescence: School Leadership Reluctance on Brown 7. Redemption of (Their) History: Voices of Active Segregationists 8 A Chance at Forgiveness for Little Rock: Media Coverage of Central's Integration PART II: CONTEMPORARY PROCEEDS: TELLING THE STORY 9. Witnessing the Crisis at 40: Presidential Influence and Black Perspectives on Progress 10. Personal Stories: Little Rockians' Oral Histories of the Crisis 11. Impact: Examining the Post-Crisis Political Behavior of Little Rockians 12. Us and the Crisis City: Engagement with Community for Improved Democracy

The book explores the implications of the Little Rock Nine, and how that movement was part of a larger social phenomenon for blacks in the city of Little Rock, Arkansas. & The book is successful in its mission and serves as a wonderful contribution to the fields of political science, public policy, social policy, and related fields. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above. (L. T. Grover, Choice, Vol. 53 (7), March, 2016)

Everyone knows about the nine people who integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957. This remarkable book documents the rest of the story: how the crisis at Central High touched the lives of ordinary people in the eye of the storm. The Little Rock Crisis is probing, intelligent, moving, inspiring and highly recommendel÷