Little Rock

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• SOURCE: The Atlantic
  12/4/2022
  

  What the Jerry Jones Photo Shows About Historical Inequity in the NFL

  Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has explained his presence in an anti-integration mob as an innocent coincidence. As the most powerful owner in the NFL, he likewise leads an organization that exhibits racial inequality without anyone feeling responsible for it. 

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  11/30/2022
  

  1957 Jerry Jones Photo Shows How Close The Past Really Is

  "We know, at least in the abstract, what happened in the days and years after this photo of Jones was taken. He was there and he is here."

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• SOURCE: Made By History at the Washington Post
  9/28/2022
  

  Far Right Presence in Law Enforcement is Scary, but Not New

  by Anna Duensing

  Edwin Walker oversaw the National Guard's enforcement of integration in Little Rock out of duty. He held a personal repugnance of integration and soon traded his military career for the far right. Today's Oath Keepers are his political descendants.

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  6/4/2020
  

  The Damage Trump Has Done This Week Extends Far Beyond America’s Borders

  by Mary L. Dudziak

  Concern that Orval Faubus's defiant stand for school segregation in Arkansas would sully America's reputation abroad pushed Dwight Eisenower to deploy the National Guard in the interest of both racial justice and American leadership. Calls to deploy the military today must consider this context.