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Carry the Rock : Race, Football, and the Soul of an American City

ISBN: 9781605296371 | 1605296376
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Rodale Books
Pub. Date: 9/14/2010

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SummaryTable of ContentsAuthor Biography
In 1957, nine African American teenagers faced angry mobs and the resistance of a segregationist governor to claim their right to educational equality. The bravery of the Little Rock Nine, as they became known, captured the country's imagination and made history but created deep scars in the community. Jay Jennings, a veteran sportswriter and native son of Little Rock, returned to his hometown to take the pulse of the city and the school as the fiftieth anniversary of the integration fight approached. He found a compelling story in the school's... MORE
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Prologue: Upon This Rockp. xi
The Distant Goalp. 1
Building Central Highp. 21
Speeches and Judgmentsp. 51
ôWe Got No Leadersöp. 71
Making A Standp. 99
Road to Ruinp. 117
Face to Facep. 133
Chemistry and Consequencesp. 153
On the Offensivep. 171
The Distant Goal (Continued)p. 191
Epiloguep. 221
Acknowledgmentsp. 229
Selected Sourcesp. 233
Indexp. 245
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Jay Jennings is a former reporter for Sports Illustrated and has contributed to publications from the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times to Vogue and Entertainment Weekly. He lives in Little Rock.


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