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1958 Little Rock, Arkansas school referedum...
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1958 Little Rock, Arkansas school referedum...

Item # 730750 ·

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Sept. 28, 1958

  • Little Rock, Arkansas special referendum
  • School integration defeated overwhelmingly
  • Governor Orval Faubus's federal defiance

The front page has a one column heading: "FAUBUS PLANS TO ACT QUICKLY" with subhead and related photo. (see images) 
Complete with all 80+ pages, a little spine wear, generally in nice condition.

Background: The September 27, 1958, Little Rock referendum is a historic document of immense historical rarity, directly representing Governor Orval Faubus's defiance of federal authority through legislative Act 4, which forced voters to choose between racial integration and closing their public high schools. The vote's primary notable content—resulting in an overwhelming 19,470 to 7,561 defeat of integration—triggered "The Lost Year," during which all four Little Rock public high schools were shut down, displacing over 3,600 students and establishing a pivotal precedent that forced federal courts to strike down local school closure laws in 1959. Original physical artifacts from this election, such as official precinct ballots, sample ballots, local campaign broadsides, and tally sheets, are exceptionally rare ephemeral items; most were discarded immediately after voting, making surviving copies scarce, highly sought-after archival pieces preserved primarily in specialized Civil Rights collections, state archives, and university libraries.

Category: The 20th Century
Price
$58
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.