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The Little Rock Crisis And Foreign Affairs: Race, Resistance, And The Image Of American Democracy, Mary L. Dudziak
The Little Rock Crisis And Foreign Affairs: Race, Resistance, And The Image Of American Democracy, Mary L. Dudziak
Mary L. Dudziak
When President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent federal troops to Little Rock, Arkansas to enforce a school desegregation order at Central High School in the fall of 1957, more than racial equality was at issue. The image of American democracy was at stake. The Little Rock crisis played out on a world stage, as news media around the world covered the crisis. During the weeks of impasse leading up to Eisenhower's dramatic intervention, foreign critics questioned how the United States could argue that its democratic system of government was a model for others to follow when racial segregation was tolerated in …
Black Heritage Stamp Series: Benjamin O. Davis, Sr., United States Postal Service. Stamp Division
Black Heritage Stamp Series: Benjamin O. Davis, Sr., United States Postal Service. Stamp Division
Rodney Lawrence Hurst, Sr. Stamp Collection
Informational pages for Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. Commemorative Stamp - Black Heritage Series, includes images of the stamps, information about the physical stamp and biographical information for Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. First issued January 28, 1997, stamp No. 505 in a series.