A letter written by Thurgood Marshall, Special Counsel to the NAACP, to all parents of Hoxie 21 children. It is addressed to Mr.

A resolution written by the Foes of Integration in Hoxie, Arkansas in regards to the decision made by the Hoxie School Board to

A memo from Mildred L. Bond, NAACP Field Secretary to Roy Wilkins, Civil Rights activist and NAACP official. It is a report of

This photo is of Howard Vance and wife, Wanda. Vance was the Supt. of Hoxie School District 46, Hoxie AR in 1955. Howard passed

This is a picture of William Penix senior(right) who was the lawyer for the Hoxie County School Board during the integration of

A June 14, 2000, Commercial Appeal article (online version) about the making of the documentary film "The First Stand".

A letter from Coach Ray Saunches advising Marshall Hill to find a school where his son, Wesley can excel athletically.

This certificate shows that Fayth Hill, one of the Hoxie 21, did not miss a day of school during the six week session ending May

This is an interview with Ms. Charlene Trotter, who was a teacher at the Hoxie Colored School before the integration of the

This is an interview with Ms. Ethel Tompkins, who was a high school student during the Hoxie, Arkansas School district

This is an interview with Ms. Essie Steadman, who worked as bus driver for the segregated Hoxie School District. She drove the

This interview is with Charles Penix, the son of the Hoxie, Arkansas School Board attorney. His father was a politically minded