Little Rock's A Mighty Long Way

Do you know anything about the book A Mighty Long Way? Basicly what happens in Little Rock is that there is a group of black students Know as the Little Rock Nine. This group of black students try to go to an all white high school to show that black people can go to the all white school. They get bullied often in this school. Each black student is assigned a police escort to get through the halls. How did the press contribute to shaping the story of the Little Rock Nine during the integration of Little Rock High School?

The press illuminated the integration at Little Rock Central High School . They relieved that the guards were not with us but against us. The book says “The guardsmen weren’t there to protect us; they were there to keep