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The power of one : Daisy Bates and the Little Rock Nine
Title:
The power of one : Daisy Bates and the Little Rock Nine
ISBN:
9780618315567
Publication Information:
New York : Clarion Books, c2004.
Physical Description:
xii, 178 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Contents:
Introduction: "The bravest woman I have ever known" -- "The next will be dynamite" -- "Niggers have to wait" -- "Who killed my mother?" -- "Hate can destroy you, Daisy" -- Birth of the Arkansas state press -- "Do something" -- "There must be some place in America" -- "You will refrain from calling me Daisy" -- "Daisy, Daisy, did you hear the news?" -- "They're in!" -- "Some victory!" -- "See you later, integrator!" -- "Follow in your footsteps" -- "We made it" -- "To rid our nation of the evils of segregation" -- Power of one.
Reading Level:
1110 L Lexile
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Summary:
Born in a small town in rural Arkansas, Daisy Bates was a journalist and activist who became one of the foremost civil rights leaders in America. In 1957 she mentored the nine black students who were integrated into Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.
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