Key Term Taxonomy: Little Rock Central High School

Mary Sudman Donovan interview with Daisy Bates, Part 1

Mary Sudman Donovan interview with Daisy Bates, Part 1 Daisy Bates, civil rights activist, undated. African Americans photograph collection, ca. 1890-1954 (UALR.PH.0052)   https://ualrexhibits.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/27/files/audio/ualr-orh-0339_aw.mp3 Transcription Date: 1986 Physical Format: audio cassette See this item’s catalog record https://arstudies.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p1532coll1/id/12315/rec/1 More from this…

Dwight D. Eisenhower Library Symposium on Eisenhower Administration Civil Rights Record, page 17; “Ex-governor doesn’t regret blocking blacks,” The Salina Journal, June 5, 1990

Dwight D. Eisenhower Library Symposium on Eisenhower Administration Civil Rights Record, page 17; “Ex-governor doesn’t regret blocking blacks,” The Salina Journal, June 5, 1990 “Ex-governor doesn’t regret blocking blacks,” The Salina Journal, June 5, 1990. Elizabeth Huckaby Papers (UALR.MS.0118) Date:…

Letters to Judge Harry J. Lemley, page 89

Letters to Judge Harry J. Lemley, page 89 Letter received by Judge Harry J. Lemley after his decision to halt school integration at Little Rock, June 22, 1958. Judge Harry J. Lemley Papers (UALR.MS.0015) Date: 1958 Physical Format: document See…

“Three Little Words”

“Three Little Words” “Three little words,” editorial cartoon by Bill Graham from June 7, 1960. Bill Graham Cartoon Collection, 1945-1985 (UALR.MS.0022) Date: 1960 Physical Format: editorial cartoons See this item’s catalog record https://cdm15728.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15728coll1/id/11398 More from this collection Bill Graham Cartoon…

Women’s Emergency Committee memo, pages 1-5

Women’s Emergency Committee memo, pages 1-5 Women's Emergency Committee memo, page 1 Image 1 of 5 A memo of the Women’s Emergency Committee to Open Our Schools, October 1957. Little Rock School Crisis Collection, 1957-1965 (UALR.MS.0170) Date: 1957 Physical Format:…

Letters to Bill by Elizabeth Huckaby, first draft, pages 5-7

Letters to Bill by Elizabeth Huckaby, first draft, pages 5-7 Letters to Bill by Elizabeth Huckaby, first draft, page 5 Image 1 of 3 Elizabeth Huckaby’s letter to her brother Bill, September 8, 1957. Elizabeth Huckaby Papers (UALR.MS.0118) Date: undated…

Global Youth and the Little Rock Crisis

Global Youth and the Little Rock Crisis Theme: Arkansas and the World Grade Levels: 7-8 9-12 Time Period: 1959 Introduction In the fall of 1957, nine African American students attempted to enter Little Rock Central High School, but a white…

Women’s Emergency Committee

Women’s Emergency Committee Theme: Government and Civil Society Grade Levels: 7-8 9-12 Time Period: 1957 Introduction In 1955, following Brown v. Board of Education, the Little Rock school board accepted a plan of gradual integration presented by superintendent Virgil Blossom. According to…

“I Was Conditioned”

“I Was Conditioned” Theme: Civil Rights Grade Levels: 7-8 9-12 Time Period: 1986 Introduction In 1955, following Brown v. Board of Education, the Little Rock school board accepted a plan of gradual integration presented by superintendent Virgil Blossom. According to the plan,…

“No Regrets”

“No Regrets” Theme: Civil Rights Grade Levels: 7-8 9-12 Time Period: 1990 Introduction In 1955, following Brown v. Board of Education, the Little Rock school board accepted a plan of gradual integration presented by superintendent Virgil Blossom. According to the plan, Little…

“A Land of Freedom and Justice”

“A Land of Freedom and Justice” Theme: Civil Rights Grade Levels: 7-8 9-12 Time Period: 1958-1960 Introduction In 1955, following Brown v. Board of Education, the Little Rock school board accepted a plan of gradual integration presented by superintendent Virgil Blossom. According…

“The Crisis Continues”

“The Crisis Continues” Theme: Civil Rights Grade Levels: 7-8 9-12 Time Period: 1957 Introduction In 1955, following Brown v. Board of Education, the Little Rock school board accepted a plan of gradual integration presented by superintendent Virgil Blossom. According to the plan,…

A Young Woman on a Bench

A Young Woman on a Bench Theme: Civil Rights Grade Levels: 7-8 9-12 Time Period: 1957 Introduction In 1955, following Brown v. Board of Education, the Little Rock school board accepted a plan of gradual integration presented by superintendent Virgil Blossom. According…

White Religious Leaders and the Little Rock Crisis

White Religious Leaders and the Little Rock Crisis Theme: Civil Rights Grade Levels: 7-8 9-12 Time Period: 1957 Introduction In 1954, nearly a century after a formal abolition of slavery in the United States, Brown v. Board of Education of…