The Long Shadow of Little Rock
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The Long Shadow of Little Rock is Daisy Bates’s memoir recounting her central role in the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School and the broader civil rights struggle.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Long Shadow of Little Rock canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Long Shadow of Little Rock Context triple: [Daisy Bates, notableWork, The Long Shadow of Little Rock]
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A.
Little Rock Integration Crisis
The Little Rock Integration Crisis was a 1957 confrontation in which federal troops were deployed to enforce the desegregation of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, marking a pivotal moment in the U.S. civil rights movement.
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B.
Little Rock Nine
The Little Rock Nine were a group of African American students who famously integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957, becoming key figures in the U.S. civil rights movement.
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C.
Southern Manifesto
The Southern Manifesto was a 1956 document issued by mostly Southern members of the U.S. Congress condemning the Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision and pledging resistance to school desegregation.
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D.
SNCC: The New Abolitionists
SNCC: The New Abolitionists is a historical work that chronicles the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee’s pivotal role in the American civil rights movement of the 1960s.
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E.
Massive Resistance strategy against school desegregation
The Massive Resistance strategy against school desegregation was a coordinated political campaign in the American South, particularly in Virginia, to obstruct and delay the integration of public schools following the Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Long Shadow of Little Rock Target entity description: The Long Shadow of Little Rock is Daisy Bates’s memoir recounting her central role in the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School and the broader civil rights struggle.
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A.
Little Rock Integration Crisis
The Little Rock Integration Crisis was a 1957 confrontation in which federal troops were deployed to enforce the desegregation of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, marking a pivotal moment in the U.S. civil rights movement.
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B.
Little Rock Nine
The Little Rock Nine were a group of African American students who famously integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957, becoming key figures in the U.S. civil rights movement.
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C.
Southern Manifesto
The Southern Manifesto was a 1956 document issued by mostly Southern members of the U.S. Congress condemning the Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision and pledging resistance to school desegregation.
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D.
SNCC: The New Abolitionists
SNCC: The New Abolitionists is a historical work that chronicles the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee’s pivotal role in the American civil rights movement of the 1960s.
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E.
Massive Resistance strategy against school desegregation
The Massive Resistance strategy against school desegregation was a coordinated political campaign in the American South, particularly in Virginia, to obstruct and delay the integration of public schools following the Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | memoir ⓘ |
| author | Daisy Bates ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
Little Rock Integration Crisis
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surface form:
1957 Little Rock Central High School integration
federal intervention in school desegregation ⓘ role of the Little Rock Nine ⓘ white supremacist resistance to desegregation ⓘ |
| documents |
Daisy Bates’s work with the NAACP
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community organizing against segregation ⓘ coordination with the Little Rock Nine and their families ⓘ political actions of Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus ⓘ use of the National Guard and federal troops in Little Rock ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Daisy Bates’s leadership in desegregation efforts
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NAACP organizing in Arkansas ⓘ media coverage of the Little Rock crisis ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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civil rights literature ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
courage in the face of racism
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federal versus state power in civil rights ⓘ nonviolent resistance ⓘ personal sacrifice in activism ⓘ role of grassroots leadership in social change ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Long Shadow of Little Rock self-link ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
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students of civil rights history ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Arkansas civil rights history
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Little Rock Central High School ⓘ Little Rock Integration Crisis ⓘ
surface form:
Little Rock school desegregation crisis
civil rights movement in the United States ⓘ racial segregation in education ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed portrayal of Daisy Bates’s central role in desegregation
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insider perspective on strategy and organization of the Little Rock campaign ⓘ |
| portrays |
experiences of the Little Rock Nine
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impact of segregation on Black families in Arkansas ⓘ legal battles over school integration ⓘ threats and intimidation against civil rights activists ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Little Rock Integration Crisis ⓘ |
| relatedOrganization | NAACP ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Eyes on the Prize
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Warriors Don’t Cry ⓘ |
| setting | Little Rock, Arkansas ⓘ |
| significance |
firsthand account of the Little Rock school integration crisis
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important primary source on U.S. civil rights movement ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
1950s
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Little Rock Integration Crisis ⓘ
surface form:
Little Rock Crisis of 1957–1958
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