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The lost year

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Creator:Gordy, Sondra
Title:The lost year
Date:1958
Description:

Entry on the event of The Lost Year, the school year of 1957-1958 when Orval Faubus closed Little Rock high schools in an attempt to block desegregation.

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Types:Articles | Photographs | Flyers
Subjects:Faubus, Orval Eugene, 1910-1994 | Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka | African Americans--Education--Arkansas--Little Rock | Segregation in education--Law and legislation--United States | Discrimination in education--Law and legislation--Arkansas | Segregation in education--Law and legislation--Arkansas | Discrimination in education--Law and legislation--United States | African Americans--Civil rights--United States | Segregation--Southern States | Civil rights movements--United States | High school students--Political activity | School integration--Arkansas--Little Rock | School integration--Southern States | School integration--Law and legislation--United States | School integration--Massive resistance movement--Arkansas--Little Rock | African American high school students--Political activity | Little Rock (Ark.) | Pulaski County (Ark.)
Collection:Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture
Institution:Richard C. Butler Center for Arkansas Studies
Contributors:Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture
Online Publisher:[Little Rock, Ark.] : The Central Arkansas Library System | 2006-04-04
Rights and Usage:

copyright Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture 2007

Persistent Link to Item:http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?search=1&entryID=737