Little Rock Girl 1957: How a Photograph Changed the Fight for Integration (Captured History) - Softcover

Tougas, Shelley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0756545129 ISBN 13: 9780756545123

Publisher: Compass Point Books, 2011

Synopsis

Nine African American students made history when they defied a governor and integrated an Arkansas high school in 1957. It was the photo of a young girl trying to enter the school being taunted, harassed and threatened by an angry mob that grabbed the world's attention and kept its disapproving gaze on Little Rock, Arkansas. In defiance of a federal court order, Governor Orval Faubus called in the National Guard to prevent the students from entering all white Central High School. The plan had been for the students to meet and go to school as a group on September 4, 1957. But one student didn't hear of the plan and tried to enter the school alone. A chilling photo by newspaper photographer Will Counts captured the sneering expression of a girl in the mob and made history. Years later Counts snapped another photo, this one of the same two girls, now grownup, reconciling in front of Central High School.

About this title

About the Author:

Shelley Tougas worked in journalism and public relations before writing children's books. She is the author of Little Rock Girl 1957: How a Photograph Changed the Fight for Integration, which was among Booklist's 2011 Top Ten Editors' Choices. Shelley lives, writes, and reads in North Mankato, Minnesota.

About this edition

• Publisher: Compass Point Books
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0756545129
• ISBN 13: 9780756545123
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64