Warriors Don't Cry : Searing Memoir of Battle to Integrate Little Rock (Paperback)

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After a tour of Central High School in Little Rock, I was inspired to pick up this book. I read the Young Readers Edition. I don't know how the Little Rock nine made it through the year. To take on...

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This book is heartbreaking, as it details the grinding tale of the ongoing abuse the author struggled with as one of the 9 black children who were at the forefront of integrating Little Rock. The f...

from JanaRose1

Melba Pattillo Beals was one of the nine black teenagers who integrated Little Rock's Central High School in 1957. A story of courage and determination, Melba recounts the harassment she and the ot...

from SeriousGrace

True to Beals's title, Warriors Don't Cry is a "searing memoir of the battle to integrate." Every day was a struggle. Civil rights were hardly observed in a civil manner. Utter hatred spawned uncon...

from gkuhns

In 1957, Melba Patillo is one of nine black teenagers who attempts to integrate Central High in Little Rock, Arkansas. This story details her harrowing experiences in the battle for civil rights. W...