The Little Rock Crisis: What Desegregation Politics Says About Us PDF
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The Little Rock Crisis This page intentionally left blank The Little Rock Crisis What Desegregation Politics Says About Us Ravi K. Perry and D. LaRouth Perry the little rock crisis Copyright © Ravi K. Perry and D. LaRouth Perry, 2015. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2015 978-1-137-41099-3 All rights reserved. First published in 2015 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States— a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-48919-0 ISBN 978-1-137-52134-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9781137521347 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Perry, Ravi K. The Little Rock crisis : what desegregation politics says about us / Ravi K. Perry, D. LaRouth Perry. pages cm 1. School integration—Arkansas—Little Rock—History—20th century. 2. African American students—Arkansas—Little Rock—History—20th century. 3. Central High School (Little Rock, Ark.)—History. 4. Collective memory—Arkansas—Little Rock. 5. Little Rock (Ark.)—Race relations. I. Perry, D. LaRouth. II. Title. LC214.23.L56P47 2015 371.829’9607677309045—dc23 2014045759 A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Design by SPi Global. First edition: May 2015 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 To L. N., Marlene, Rudolph, and Kathryn for inspiring our search for our selves This page intentionally left blank Contents List of Figures ix Preface xi Acknowledgments xv Introduction: A Meeting of Histories 1 Part I Ideas, Institutions, and Interests in the Little Rock Era of School Integration 13 1 Perceptions: Black and White Views on Race Relations 17 2 A Life of Courage: Mrs. Daisy Bates’s Motivations and Leadership 27 3 Sacrifice: Profiles of the Little Rock Nine 35 4 Duty to Re-election: Governor Orval Faubus and Political Racism 79 5 Acquiescence: School Leadership Reluctance on Brown 93 6 Redemption of (Their) History: Voices of Active Segregationists 103 7 A Chance at Forgiveness for Little Rock: Media Coverage of Central High’s Integration 135 Part II Contemporary Proceeds: Telling the Story 149 8 Witnessing the Crisis at Forty: Reflections of D. LaRouth Perry 153 9 Personal Stories: Little Rock Residents’ Oral Histories of the Crisis 167 viii ● Contents 10 Impact: Examining the Post-crisis Political Behavior of Little Rockians 189 11 Us and the Crisis City: Engagement with Community for Improved Democracy 207 Appendix 211 Notes 221 References 241 Index 249 List of Figures 10.1 Length of Residency and Crisis Influence 201 10.2 Process of Crisis Effect on Political Engagement 202
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