It Wasnt Little Rock
by Clarissa T. Sligh, Press Staff Visual Studies Workshop, Press Collection (Library of Congress) Staff
ArtArtists' booksCivil rightsPersonal narrativesSchool integrationHistoryRace relationsFamily
Author describes her family's experience with racism and school integration. As a high school student, the author was named lead plaintiff in Clarissa Thompson et al. v. County School Board of Arlington County (June 1956), a school desegregation class action suit filed in U.S. District Court.
Writing a summary for young readers…
For young readers
Book data: Open Library