The Long Shadow of Little Rock: A Memoir

Daisy Bates
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Recounts the 1957 incident in which nine black children were prevented from entering school
Genres: HistoryNonfictionBiographyMemoirRaceAfrican AmericanPoliticsSchoolAmerican HistoryWomens
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