CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE Walking with Courage 4 CHAPTER TWO A Long History of Racial Oppression 12 CHAPTER THREE The Battle for Integration in Little Rock 18 CHAPTER FOUR The Little Rock Nine 24 CHAPTER FIVE Continuing Challenges 30 CHAPTER SIX Impact of the Little Rock Nine 36 Snapshot of the Little Rock Nine 42 Stop and Think 44 Glossary 46 Learn More 47 Index 48 About the Author 48
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5 CHAPTER ONE National Guardsmen snap to attention outside Central High School on September 3 1957 the day before classes began WALKING WITH COURAGE On the morning of September 4 1957 15-year-old Elizabeth Eckford got ready for school She carefully put on a new dress She had made it herself Her mother helped her straighten and curl her hair Elizabeth wanted to look nice on the first day of school She knew this was no ordinary first day She had applied and been selected to attend Central High School in Little Rock
