Q&As with the Author
“Author and Journalist David Margolick” (Owen Johnson, Indiana Public Media, Aug. 14, 2012, 51:32 mins.)
“Behind the Books with David Margolick, Author of Dreadful” (Joe Muscolino, Biographile, Jun. 5, 2013)
“David Margolick on Writing the Story of Elizabeth and Hazel” (Yale Books Unbound, Yale University Press, Oct. 4, 2011)
“Elizabeth and Hazel: Little Rock women struggled after iconic civil rights image” (Stephanie Siek, CNN, Dec. 22, 2011)
“Extended Interview: David Margolick” (PBS NewsHour, YouTube, Dec. 16, 2011, 14:39 mins.)
“Q&A: David Margolick on His New Book, Elizabeth and Hazel” (Jaime Lalinde, Vanity Fair, Oct. 5, 2011)
Selected Book Reviews
“Elizabeth and Hazel: Two Women of Little Rock” (Washington Independent Review of Books) (Amy Schapiro, Washington Independent Review of Books, Oct. 31, 2011)
“Elizabeth and Hazel: Two Women of Little Rock” (The Christian Science Monitor) (Randy Dotinga, The Christian Science Monitor, Oct. 3, 2011)
“It changed their lives forever” (Lynell George, Los Angeles Times, Oct. 23, 2011)
“Little Rock Revisited” (Edward Kosner, The Wall Street Journal, Oct. 5, 2011)
“The Photo That Exposed Segregation” (Amy Finnerty, New York Times, Oct. 7, 2011)
Related Articles
“Behind the Photo: ‘She Walked Alone’ (Little Rock Nine)” (History by Zim, Jun. 18, 2014)
“Brave Hearts: Remembering the Little Rock Nine” (Vaughn Wallace, Time & Life)
“Daisy Bates and the Little Rock Nine” (Juan Williams, NPR, Sep. 21, 2007)
“’Elizabeth And Hazel’: The Legacy Of Little Rock” (NPR, Oct. 2, 2011)
“The Many Lives of Hazel Bryan” (David Margolick, Slate, Jan. 19, 2015)
This is an excerpt from the book that Slate published in honor of Martin Luther King Day.
“Shy Heroine Still Scarred by History” (Jon Anderson, Chicago Tribune, Oct. 17, 2000)
“Through a Lens, Darkly” (David Margolick, Vanity Fair, Sep. 2007)
“Where are the Little Rock Nine?” (National Education Diversity Program, PDF)
NDEP provides brief biographical information of the Little Rock Nine.
Media
Audio
“562: The Problem We All Live With” (This American Life, Jul. 31, 2015, 58:38 mins.)
“Author and Journalist David Margolick” (Owen Johnson, Indiana Public Media, Aug. 14, 2012, 51:32 mins.)
“Daisy Bates and the Little Rock Nine” (Juan Williams, NPR, Sep. 21, 2007, 7:46 mins.)
“‘Elizabeth and Hazel’: The Legacy of Little Rock” (NPR, Oct. 2, 2011)
“Segregation Showdown at Little Rock” (NPR Special Series)
Videos
“Book Tells How Iconic Civil Rights Era Photo Changed Lives of 2 Women” (PBS NewsHour, Dec. 15, 2011, 8:54 mins.)
“Book Trailer: Elizabeth and Hazel: Two Women of Little Rock, by David Margolick” (Yale Press, Sep. 30, 2011, 5:34 mins.)
“BookTV: David Margolick, ‘Elizabeth and Hazel’” (BookTV, Nov. 7, 2011, 10:05 mins.)
“Brown v. Board of Education in the PBS’ The Supreme Court” (WorldPlot, Dec. 1, 2008, 4:53 mins.)
“David Margolick – The Market for Biographies” (Author Learning Center, Jun. 19, 2013, 1:44 mins.)
“David Margolick – Politics & Prose – dc photographer pocket cam video” (Marty Katz DC, Oct. 18, 2011, 5:37 mins.)
“David Margolick – Researching Biographies” (Author Learning Center, Jun. 19, 2013, 1:59 mins.)
“Extended Interview: David Margolick” (PBS NewsHour, Dec. 16, 2011, 14:38 mins.)
“Little Rock Nine Charly Palmer – October Gallery” (AL Todd, May 11, 2010, 3:52 mins.)
“The Little Rock Nine Remember the First Day of Desegregation | The Oprah Winfrey Show | OWN” (OWN TV, Aired Jan. 15, 1996, Posted Dec. 31, 2014, 2:43 mins.)
“Moment #20: Reuniting Members of the Little Rock Nine” (Oprah)
Photographs
“Brave Hearts: Remembering the Little Rock Nine” (Vaughn Wallace, Time & Life)
Relevant Current Events
“Ferguson a defining moment for race relations in USA” (Aamer Madhani and Yamiche Alcindor, USA Today, Dec. 8, 2014)
“Racial Discrimination” (The Huffington Post)
“Three Miles – This American Life radio story” (Chana Joffe-Walt, This is American Life, Chicago Public Media, Mar. 13, 2015, 59:47 mins.)
This story explores current-day issues of race and inequality in schools by looking at two very different schools only 3 miles apart in the Bronx.
“547: Cops See it Differently, Part 1” (This is American Life, Chicago Public Media, Feb. 6, 2015, 59:55 mins.)
The two-part audio series explores recent cases related to race and police brutality, examining the issue from the perspective of both law enforcement and citizens.
Historical Context
“Brown v. Board of Education in the PBS’ The Supreme Court” (WorldPlot, Dec. 1, 2008, 4:53 mins.)
“History of Brown v. Board of Education” (U.S. Government)
“Little Rock Desegregation (1957)” (Stanford University)
“Little Rock Nine Foundation” (Little Rock Nine Foundation)
Teaching Materials
“Choices in Little Rock: A Facing History and Ourselves Teaching Guide” (Facing History and Ourselves, Nov. 2009, PDF)
This extensive guide is divided into five parts: Individual and Society, Dividing a Nation: Segregation and Its Consequences, Choices in Little Rock, The “Lost Year,” and Legacies. Many lesson plans with activities and writing suggestions are included throughout.
“Common Core in Action: 10 Visual Literacy Strategies” (Edutopia, Feb. 19, 2014)
Following a description of visual literacy, this guide provides an image analysis activity for students using the Elizabeth and Hazel photo.
“Discussion Questions for David Margolick’s Elizabeth and Hazel” (Yale University Press, 2011)
This PDF contains a list of discussion questions that Yale University Press published to supplement the book.
“Lesson Plans and Teacher Guides” (National Park Service, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Little Rock High School)
NPS provides a series of lessons on civil rights, including “‘All the World is Watching Us’: The Crisis at Little Rock Central High School, 1954-1957,” “Daisy Lee Gatson Bates,” “‘Great things happen in small places…’ Government Authority and Civil Rights Activism in Arkansas (1954-1959),” and “Every Person Has a Story of Courage: The Little Rock Nine,” among others.