Create a properly formatted works cited page for a research paper about the Little Rock Nine. Include at least five sources to support the research paper. Use the provided list of sources.
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This list of sources is for a research paper on the Little Rock Nine. The Little Rock Nine was a group of nine African American students who were the first to integrate Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. The process was not easy, and it required a great deal of bravery on the part of the children. These students have come to be admired as young heroes of the civil rights movement.
You will create a properly formatted works cited page for a research paper about the Little Rock Nine. Include at least five sources to support the research paper.
Source 1
Author: Benjamin Fine
Article title: Arkansas Troops Bar Negro Pupils; Governor Defiant
Newspaper: The New York Times
Publisher: The New York Times
Date: September 4, 1957
Accessed date: February 28, 2014
Description: This newspaper article was posted on NYTimes.com. It reports on the first day of integration at Central High School.
Source 2
Author: Melba Pattillo Beals
Book title: Warriors Don’t Cry
Publisher: Pocket Books
City of publication: New York
Year of publication: 1994
Description: This book is a memoir by one of the Little Rock Nine. It recollects the first year of the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, AR.
Source 3
Author: Daisy Bates
Article title: The Long Shadow of Little Rock
Publisher: David McKay
City of publication: New York
Year of publication: 1962
Description: Daisy Bates was another of the Little Rock Nine. This is her firsthand account of the integration of Central High.
Source 4
Author: Unknown
Article title: Little Rock Desegregation Crisis
Website title: History.com
Publisher: The History Channel
Publication date: No date given
Accessed date: February 27, 2014
Description: This article paints a picture of the fear and real danger the Little Rock Nine faced.
Source 5
Author: Marshall Poe
Book title: Little Rock Nine
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
City of publication: New York
Year of publication: 2008
Description: This is a graphic novel. It presents the integration of Central High in the style of a comic book from the viewpoints of two children of different races.
Source 6
Author: Shelley Tougas
Book title: Little Rock Girl 1957: How a Photograph Changed the Fight for Integration
Publisher: Compass Point Books
City of publication: Mankato, MN
Year of publication: 2012
Description: This book focuses on the power of the picture of Elizabeth Eckford surrounded by an angry mob on the first day of integration at Central High.
Source 7
Author: Unknown
Article title: Brave Hearts: Remembering the Little Rock Nine
Website title: TIME
Publisher: Time
Publication date: No date given
Accessed date: February 27, 2014
Description: This article has several powerful images. It also discusses the importance of the Little Rock Nine to the civil rights movement as a whole.
Source 8
Author: Candace Treet
Article title: Armed Troops Turn Back 9 at Central High School
Newspaper: Arkansas Democrat
Newspaper City of publication: Little Rock, AR
Page: A1
Date: September 4, 1957
Description: This local newspaper article reports on the first day of integration at Central High School. It has a different tone than The New York Times article because it is a local publication.
Source 9
Author: Sam Roberts
Article title: 1957, The Integration of Central High
Magazine title: Up Front
Publication date: September 3, 2007
Pages used: 24-27
Description: This magazine article provides the political context and background information leading up to the integration of Central High School.
Source 10
Author: Unknown
Article title: Little Rock–1957
Website title: CBS News
Publisher: CBS Corporation
Publication date: No date given
Accessed date: February 27, 2014
Description: This is a series of annotated photos documenting the events of September 4, 1957.
