Little Rock race and resistance at Central High School / Karen Anderson.

Author/creator Anderson, Karen, 1947-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoPrinceton, N.J. : Princeton University Press,
Descriptionx, 330 p., [10] p. of plates ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Central High School (Little Rock, Ark.)--History.
School integration--Arkansas. --Little Rock. --History. --20th century.
African American students--Arkansas. --Little Rock. --History. --20th century.
African Americans--Education. --Arkansas. --Little Rock. --History. --20th century.
School integration--Massive resistance movement. --Arkansas. --Little Rock. --History. --20th century.
Little Rock (Ark.)--Race relations.
Little Rock (Ark.)--Politics and government. --20th century.

SeriesPolitics and society in twentieth-century America
Politics and society in twentieth-century America. ^A460998
Contents Mapping change : Little Rock forges a desegregation plan -- "Occupied Arkansas" : class, gender, and the politics of resistance -- Uncivil disobedience : the politics of race and resistance at Central High School, 1957-1958 -- The politics of school closure : massive resistance put to the test, 1958-1959 -- The politics of fear and gridlock -- Politics as usual : reviving the politics of tokenism. -- Conclusions. Little Rock and the legacies of Brown v. Board of Education.
General noteIncludes index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009022870
ISBN9780691092935 (cloth)
ISBN0691092931 (cloth)