A review by justinlife
A Most Tolerant Little Town: The Explosive Beginning of School Desegregation by Rachel Louise Martin

challenging dark informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced

5.0

This is one of those books that’s uncomfortable to read but worth reading. In this book, we read about the desegregation of Clinton High, years before Little Rock occurred. Martin brings this history to life with brilliant prose and really shows off her skill as a historian and author. She recreates the scenes so viscerally that it feels like we’re there, watching these events unfold. It’s well paced and well researched. This is the best of the narrative non fiction. 

While it’s uncomfortable to face our past, it’s important to read, to recognize, and to remember. We’ve come a long way and ay times we haven’t. Public schools have always been area where a lot of attention is paid when change occurs. 

This is an important book that you should pick up and read. I highly recommend it.