Jun 30th, 2008 · A trio of guitarists powers Little Rock band American Princes — a presence made immediately known on the group's fourth full-length record, Other People. The band's catchy rock sound is built upon a thick bed of layered electric guitars in swirling stereo. With competing vocalists Collins Kilgore, David Slade, and William Boyd taking turns singing lead and the constantly battling instruments, the sound is more chaotic than that of your average rock group, but it all seems to work with the band's on-edge energy.
Keywords: Americans · competing · energy · battles · Prince · electric · instrumentation · guitarist · trio · vocalist · guitar · Em
Sep 25th, 2007 · Today marks the 50th anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock, Arkansas' Central High School. Confronted by hostile crowds, nine African-American students were ushered through the doors of the high school, forever challenging the nation's commitment to equal rights. Today, the students who made up the Little Rock Nine spoke to a sold-out crowd at Central High School.
Keywords: national · confrontation · African American · students · hostile · schools · anniversary · doors · Little Rock · desegregating · Little Rock Nine · Central High School
Sep 24th, 2007 · On Sept. 24, 1957, President Eisenhower sent federal troops to force Little Rock to open Central High to nine black students. For many southerners, the event revived painful memories of occupation after the Civil War and exposed hidden racial fears.
Keywords: federal · students · Memories · Racial · Civil War · Little Rock · 1957 · President Eisenhower · Central High
Sep 24th, 2007 · It's the 50th anniversary of the landmark effort to desegregate public schools in Little Rock, Ark. President Eisenhower ordered the 101st Airborne Division to make sure that black students were allowed to attend Central High.
Keywords: public · students · schools · anniversary · landmark · Airborne Division · Ark · Little Rock · desegregating · President Eisenhower · Central High
Sep 22nd, 2007 · In September 1957, Louis Armstrong canceled his tour of the Soviet Union to protest the injustices in Little Rock, Arkansas. Scott Simon talks with Larry Lubenow, the then-student journalist who broke the story 50 years ago.
Keywords: protests · Scott Simon · students · Louis · Armstrong · Louis Armstrong · Soviet Union · injustice · Little Rock · 1957 · Arkansas · Larry Lubenow
Sep 21st, 2007 · Fifty years after the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Ark., the role of activist Daisy Bates is still being debated. Bates helped recruit the Little Rock Nine, the first black students to attend the school. But some think she took much credit.
Keywords: Activist · students · schools · recruiting · integration · Ark · Little Rock · Daisy · Little Rock Nine · Central High School · Daisy Bates
Jul 12th, 2007 · Fifty years ago this summer, the Little Rock, Arkansas school board voted to integrate its public schools. That set off a confrontation that resulted in federal troops escorting black students into the schools. One of the students speaks about her experience as one of the "Little Rock Nine."
Keywords: federal · confrontation · public · students · schools · anniversary · integration · Little Rock · Arkansas · desegregating · Little Rock Nine
Feb 28th, 2007 · Melissa Block talks with Rep. Steve Harrelson, a Democrat in the Arkansas legislature. Yesterday, Harrelson introduced a resolution to declare the correct way to write the possessive form of the state's name. That would be, he says, "Arkansas's." Not everyone agrees, however, including the largest newspaper in Little Rock.
Keywords: newspapers · Democrats · Rep · legislature · Melissa Block · Resolution · Little Rock · Arkansas · correct · Arkansans · Quibble · Steve Harrelson
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