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Cracking the Wall

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In 1957, nine teenagers were chosen to be the first black students to attend all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. A small group of people in Little Rock, including the governor of Arkansas, wanted to keep them out. But those nine students knew they had a right to a good education. And they would do anything to crack the wall that had kept black people and white people apart.

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Series: On My Own History Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9780761358411
  • Release date: August 1, 2009

PDF ebook

  • ISBN: 9780761358411
  • File size: 6831 KB
  • Release date: August 1, 2009

Formats

OverDrive Read
PDF ebook

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:3.5
Lexile® Measure:540
Interest Level:K-3(LG)
Text Difficulty:2-3

In 1957, nine teenagers were chosen to be the first black students to attend all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. A small group of people in Little Rock, including the governor of Arkansas, wanted to keep them out. But those nine students knew they had a right to a good education. And they would do anything to crack the wall that had kept black people and white people apart.

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