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Black Boys Burning: The 1959 Fire at the Arkansas Negro Boys Industrial School
Grif Stockley
Black Boys Burning: The 1959 Fire at the Arkansas Negro Boys Industrial School
Grif Stockley
On the morning of March 5, 1959, fire engulfed the Arkansas Negro Boys Industrial School in Wrightsville, killing twenty-one boys between the ages of thirteen and seventeen. Black Boys Burning presents a focused explanation of how systemic poverty perpetuated by white supremacy sealed the fate of those students.
216 pages, 1 black & white illustration
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | March 19, 2021 |
ISBN13 | 9781496834522 |
Publishers | University Press of Mississippi |
Pages | 216 |
Dimensions | 275 g |
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