he book captures the events of a school integration that occurred in July 11, 1955 in Hoxie, Arkansas.
This book provides documented information as in newspapers, researched articles, actual personal interviews from those who lived it and the challenges they faced through the effects of integration in the Arkansas Delta. Despite other accounts, there was an impact in this small town that rocked our world in the African American community. This book challenges the reports, papers and narratives given regarding the Hoxie School event. Included are corrections to incorrect and undocumented information that has been provided.
The information given supports the fact that there were African Americans living in Northeast Arkansas Delta in 1955. It describes how 14 African American families withstood the injustices of the first school to fully integrate (K-12) during the height of the civil rights era. The 25 children entered the doors to join 1000 white students and the experiences they faced daily in the classes and walking home from school. The students were in an integrated school but living in the same segregated environment.
Our parents felt this was an opportunity for the children to get a better education. Education had always been important, and they did not back down. The swiftness of the decision of Brown v. Board of Education, Hoxie immediately took advantage of this situation being the law of the land and used it as an opportunity to rectify a financial challenge they faced.
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This book provides documented information as in newspapers, researched articles, actual personal interviews from those who lived it and the challenges they faced through the effects of integration in the Arkansas Delta. Despite other accounts, there was an impact in this small town that rocked our world in the African American community. This book challenges the reports, papers and narratives given regarding the Hoxie School event. Included are corrections to incorrect and undocumented information that has been provided.
The information given supports the fact that there were African Americans living in Northeast Arkansas Delta in 1955. It describes how 14 African American families withstood the injustices of the first school to fully integrate (K-12) during the height of the civil rights era. The 25 children entered the doors to join 1000 white students and the experiences they faced daily in the classes and walking home from school. The students were in an integrated school but living in the same segregated environment.
Our parents felt this was an opportunity for the children to get a better education. Education had always been important, and they did not back down. The swiftness of the decision of Brown v. Board of Education, Hoxie immediately took advantage of this situation being the law of the land and used it as an opportunity to rectify a financial challenge they faced.
HOXIE, FIRST TO INTEGRATE SCHOOLS IN ARKANSAS July 11, 1955
he book captures the events of a school integration that occurred in July 11, 1955 in Hoxie, Arkansas.
This book provides documented information as in newspapers, researched articles, actual personal interviews from those who lived it and the challenges they faced through the effects of integration in the Arkansas Delta. Despite other accounts, there was an impact in this small town that rocked our world in the African American community. This book challenges the reports, papers and narratives given regarding the Hoxie School event. Included are corrections to incorrect and undocumented information that has been provided.
The information given supports the fact that there were African Americans living in Northeast Arkansas Delta in 1955. It describes how 14 African American families withstood the injustices of the first school to fully integrate (K-12) during the height of the civil rights era. The 25 children entered the doors to join 1000 white students and the experiences they faced daily in the classes and walking home from school. The students were in an integrated school but living in the same segregated environment.
Our parents felt this was an opportunity for the children to get a better education. Education had always been important, and they did not back down. The swiftness of the decision of Brown v. Board of Education, Hoxie immediately took advantage of this situation being the law of the land and used it as an opportunity to rectify a financial challenge they faced.
This book provides documented information as in newspapers, researched articles, actual personal interviews from those who lived it and the challenges they faced through the effects of integration in the Arkansas Delta. Despite other accounts, there was an impact in this small town that rocked our world in the African American community. This book challenges the reports, papers and narratives given regarding the Hoxie School event. Included are corrections to incorrect and undocumented information that has been provided.
The information given supports the fact that there were African Americans living in Northeast Arkansas Delta in 1955. It describes how 14 African American families withstood the injustices of the first school to fully integrate (K-12) during the height of the civil rights era. The 25 children entered the doors to join 1000 white students and the experiences they faced daily in the classes and walking home from school. The students were in an integrated school but living in the same segregated environment.
Our parents felt this was an opportunity for the children to get a better education. Education had always been important, and they did not back down. The swiftness of the decision of Brown v. Board of Education, Hoxie immediately took advantage of this situation being the law of the land and used it as an opportunity to rectify a financial challenge they faced.
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781964516295 |
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| Publisher: | FAYTH HILL WASHINGTON |
| Publication date: | 07/11/2024 |
| Pages: | 198 |
| Sales rank: | 400,744 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.42(d) |
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