Lessons from Little Rock Paperback – April 1, 2013

I remember Dr. Roberts as 'Terry', the younger brother of a classmate of mine. He describes himself as a 'nerd', which was true of him, but in a complimentary way. I'm amazed that in spite of the hateful treatment he endured as a student at Central High Schoolhe has not allowed bitterness to frame his outlook on life and people in general. There were basic tenets he had to learn as an intelligent young Black child growing up in Little Rock, but I agree with Terry that in essence the most meaningful lessons learned in Little Rock from that era were taught to us by our 'village'...our parents, teachers, neighbors; people who nurtured us and inspired us to respect ourselves and others. Dr. Roberts is the embodiment of the possibilities our community encouraged us to achieve, both as a scholar and as a human being.Shirley M. Phillips Cornelious

Book to be used for knowledge.

Terrance made you feel like you were there with him as he went throught his experiences as a "Little Rock Nine". Enjoyed the book and would recommend it to others

Great- As described- actually a little bit better than described

Book which was used came in very good condition.The book itself was a good read - hard to read in parts but overall a account of what Terrence experienced and learnt from it all.

I thought it was a good account of what actually happened in Little Rock.

Excellent memoir. Dr. Roberts is an inspiration.

He mostly rambled on about how wonderful and supportive his family/neighborhood etc. were when he was growing up. He didn't really get into many of the actual events that took place while he was a student at Central High. I was expecting an account of his role as a member of the "Little Rock Nine" but the book seems more like an homage to his nurturing upbringing. He could've cut the book in half and it wouldn't have changed much. It's mostly fluff.