The Embattled Ladies of Little Rock: 1958-1963 the Struggle to Save Public Education at Central High
By (author): "Lost Coast Press"
Publish Date:
January 1999
ISBN1882897285
ISBN139781882897285
AsinThe Embattled Ladies of Little Rock: 1958-1963 the Struggle to Save Public Education at Central High
Original titleThe Embattled Ladies of Little Rock: 1958-1963, The Struggle to Save Public Education at Central High
In 1957, Gov. Orval Faubus ordered the National Guard to bar admission to nine black students seeking to enter Little Rock's all-white schools. Amidst political and social upheaval, a small band of courageous white ladies fought to integrate Arkansas' schools. When treats did not deter them, their enemies used guns and bombs. Here is the story of the courageous women of the WEC.