Blossom may wilt.
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| Format: | Book |
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| Language: | English |
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[Little Rock, Arkansas] :
Capital Citizens' Council,
1958.
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| Item Description: | Broadsheet on newsprint. Originally published as an editorial in 'Monroe morning world', Wednesday, January 22, 1958. Virgil T. Blossom was the superintendent of the Little Rock School District from 1953 to 1958. Blossom moved to Little Rock in 1953 and in 1953 he was nominated to the school board as superintendent. After the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Linda Brown in the case of Brown v. Board of Education in 1955 Blossom established the plan for gradual integration for the Little Rock school district. After the first year of integration at the Little Rock Central High School Virgil was removed from office, and the Central High School was closed down for a year. |
| Physical Description: | 1 sheet ; 45 x 21 cm |