In the “Little Rock Girl 1957” it says on page 15 “Equal means getting the same thing, at the same time, and in the same place.” What does this quote mean to you? In the 1950’s the Civil Rights movement was at it’s worst. In the early 1950’s the Brown v Board of Education court case threatened to segregate schools so whites and blacks would be separated. The media illuminated events by broadcasting the news with TV, radio, photos, and newspaper to attract a national audience.
Newspaper articles illuminated events in a major way because everyone who read the newspaper could read about what is going on in Little Rock. In the book “A Mighty Long Way” it says that The Gazette story summarized the first 3 months of integration at central. It says
Newspaper articles illuminated events in a major way because everyone who read the newspaper could read about what is going on in Little Rock. In the book “A Mighty Long Way” it says that The Gazette story summarized the first 3 months of integration at central. It says