Beyond Little Rock: The Origins and Legacies of the Central High Crisis

Based on extensive archival work, private paper collections, and oral history, this book includes eight of John Kirk's essays, two of which have never been published before. Together, these essays locate the dramatic events of the crisis within the larger story of the African American struggle for freedom and equality in Arkansas, in the South, and in the nation.

Examining key episodes in state history from before the New Deal to the present, Kirk covers a wide range of topics that includ…