Desegregation of Public Schools, 1948-1959
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Scope and Contents
This series pertains to the desegregation of public schools in Arkansas. Materials concerning the desegregation of public schools in Little Rock and the Little Rock Crisis are also part of the present series, which contains correspondence with former Governor Orval Faubus and others. Dimensions for broadsides are given height first.
Dates
- 1948-1959
Access Information
Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.
Separated Materials
The following items have been removed to the Broadside Collection:
(B4-78): And It Came To Pass, 1958. Segregationist broadside against Supreme Court decision regarding integration. Done in a mock biblical style. 8 x 5 1/4.
(B4-79): The Kiss of Death, 1958. Segregationist tirade against race mixing. 11 x 8 1/2.
(B1-82): Integration, 1958. Political cartoon against integration. 9 1/2 x 10 1/2.
(B4-88): You Gentiles, 1958. Anti-Semitic message. 11 x 8 1/2.
(B4-87): Stop This Outrageous Purge, c. 1958. Call for a recall of Little Rock School Board members for firing teachers. 11 x 8 1/2
Physical Description
Boxes 4-5
Creator
- From the Collection: Thomas, Herbert L., 1899-1982 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Department Repository
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444
specoll@uark.edu