At an event honoring Daisy Bates as 1990’s Distinguished Citizen then-governor Bill Clinton called her "the most distinguished Arkansas citizen of all time." Her classic account of the 1957 Little Rock School Crisis; The Long Shadow of Little Rock; couldn't be found on most bookstore shelves in 1962 and was banned throughout the South. In 1988; after the University of Arkansas Press reprinted it; it won an American Book Award. On September 3; 1957; Gov. Orval Faubus called out the National Guard to surround all-white Central High School and prevent the entry of nine black students; challenging the Supreme Court's 1954 order to integrate all public schools. On September 25; Daisy Bates; an official of the NAACP in Arkansas; led the nine children into the school with the help of federal troops sent by President Eisenhower–the first time in eighty-one years that a president had dispatched troops to the South to protect the constitutional rights of black Americans. This new edition of Bates's own story about these historic events is being issued to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the Little Rock School crisis in 2007.
#425173 in Books 2011-05-01Format: Special EditionOriginal language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x .70 x 7.00l; 1.00 #File Name: 1555916910272 pagesReflections by Contemporary Indigenous Women
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. How lucky they are...By Sharon Klemm...as Native people to know where they came from; where they are from. I wish I could say the same. My Euro ancestors are not from here; we came with economic exploitation in mind and continue doing so today regardless of the wealth of information out there that tells us we are doing the wrong thing. In spite of the horrors visited upon Natives by white people (which unfortunately continue today) there is a grounding which gives these women a sense of purpose and place; an understanding of their relationship with the larger earth community; and most importantly; they are home. It is my hope that the Native peoples grow in power and influence as I believe they will rise as the true leaders of this land and bring us back to sanity. White people owe them a debt which will not; cannot; ever be repaid. And that's the shame we have to live with.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. This collection of powerful women writers gave me hope for ...By scpThis collection of powerful women writers gave me hope for the future of the world. At least for a few days.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Excellent!By Waya5A fantastic book of wisdom by Native American Women Elders. Worth every cent.
