Turn away thy son : Little Rock, the crisis that shocked the nation / Elizabeth Jacoway.

Author/creator Jacoway, Elizabeth, 1944-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Free Press, ©2007.
Descriptionxiii, 477 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Supplemental ContentSample text
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
Central High School (Little Rock, Ark.)--History.
School integration--Arkansas. --Little Rock. --History. --20th century.
African Americans--Education. --Arkansas. --Little Rock. --History. --20th century.

Contents Miscegenation and the beast -- Defining the debate: Harry Ashmore -- Massive resistance: Jim Johnson -- Paternalistic gentleman: Archie House and the establishment -- Blue-collar opposition: Amis Guthridge -- A time of panic: Virgil Blossom -- The chosen few -- The crisis breaks: Orval Faubus -- The minefield in the middle: Brooks Hays -- In search of compromise: Faubus, Hays, and Eisenhower -- Central high school, act one: Daisy Bates -- Into the cauldron: the little rock nine -- A crisis of leadership: Robert R. Brown and the civic elite -- Torments behind closed doors: Minnijean Brown -- The battle in the courts: Richard C. Butler -- Empty schools: Wiley Branton -- The woman organize: Vivion Brewer -- Rebirth: Everett Tucker -- The new elite consensus: Gaston Williamson -- A bang and a whimper -- A note on miscegenation.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 363-457) and index.
LCCN 2006041334
ISBN0743297199 (alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks LC214.23 .L56 J33 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold