A mighty long way : my journey to justice at Little Rock Central High School : adapted for young readers
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Author
Contributors
Page, Lisa Frazier, author.
Published
New York : Delacorte Press, [2023].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Status
Forks - J Nonfiction
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LC Subjects
African American students -- Arkansas -- Little Rock -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Central High School (Little Rock, Ark.) -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Central High School (Little Rock, Ark.) -- History.
LaNier, Carlotta Walls -- Juvenile literature.
School integration -- Arkansas -- Little Rock -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Central High School (Little Rock, Ark.) -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Central High School (Little Rock, Ark.) -- History.
LaNier, Carlotta Walls -- Juvenile literature.
School integration -- Arkansas -- Little Rock -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Published
New York : Delacorte Press, [2023].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
294 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"Adapted for young readers"--Title page.
General Note
"This work is based on A Mighty Long Way : My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School, copyright © 2009 by Carlotta Walls LaNier. Published in hardcover in the United States by One World ... in 2009." --Title page verso.
Description
Nine Black students were chosen to integrate Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas in 1957. The Little Rock Nine endured what followed not only as a group but also as individuals. At fourteen years old, Carlotta Walls was the youngest member of the brave group. As angry mobs protested, the students were escorted in the high school by members of the 101st Airborne Division, which had been called in by then-president Dwight D. Eisenhower to ensure their safety. Ultimately, Carlotta became the first Black female ever to walk across this Central High stage and receive a diploma. This is her story of courage, dignity, and perseverance. -- adapted from jacket.
Description
A personal account of the nation's most famous school integration recounts the author's decision to attend Little Rock's all-white Central High and describes how subsequent events affected her family's beliefs about dedication, perseverance, and sacrifice.
Awards
A Junior Library Guild selection.