"The Long Shadow of Little Rock" is a memoir by civil rights activist Daisy Bates, first published in 1962. The book chronicles the events surrounding the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957, a pivotal moment in the American Civil Rights Movement. Bates, who was the president of the Arkansas chapter of the NAACP, played a key role in helping nine black students, known as the Little Rock Nine, integrate the previously all-white high school. The memoir details the violence and harassment that the students faced, as well as the legal battles that ensued. Bates also reflects on her own life and the challenges she faced as a black woman in the segregated South. The book is a powerful account of the struggle for civil rights and the courage of those who fought for equality.
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