Cover of Little Rock girl 1957

Little Rock girl 1957

How a Photograph Changed the Fight for Integration

by Shelley Tougas

Captured History

Reading Level 7 Moderate (Lvl 3) Ages 9-12

The text is written at a 7th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content has moderate intensity with some emotionally heavy themes.

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About This Book

Experience the bravery of nine African-American students as they face fierce opposition while attending a previously all-white high school in 1957 Arkansas. This story reveals how a powerful photograph captured their courage and helped shine a light on the fight for civil rights. It offers a moving glimpse into a pivotal moment in history that changed the nation forever.

Representation & Themes

MulticulturalHistoricalSocial JusticeComing of Age

For Parents

Content Intensity

Level 3 — Moderate
Gentle Mild Moderate Intense Very Intense

Real stakes and emotional weight. May include sustained danger, loss, or bullying.

Content Flags

Racial Discrimination Fear & Anxiety
Data confidence: standard

Details

ISBN
9780756544409
Pages
64
Publisher
Capstone
Published
2012
Type
Nonfiction
Word Count
8,008

Genres

Juvenile Nonfiction

Subjects

School integrationRace relationsAfrican American high school studentsJuvenile literatureCentral High School (Little Rock, Ark.)Civil rightsHigh school studentsSCHOOL INTEGRATIONRacism in educationCivil rights movementsLittle Rock (Ark.)Central High School Little RockAfrican AmericansHistorySegregation in educationAfrican americansAfrican americans, juvenile literatureUnited states, race relationsUnited states, juvenile literature

People

Elizabeth Eckford (1941-)

Places

ArkansasLittle RockLittle Rock (Ark.)