Warriors Don't Cry : A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High

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 other eight teenagers suffered. Despite the racism of the time, numerous white and black individuals s...

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 uncontrolled violence. For Melba Beals this hatred was not something she read about or glanced at on the ...

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. What is most remarkable about this book is the narrator's voice. The events of the book are so trauma...

from mjspear

Melba Beals first-hand account of her first year at all-white Central High School in Little Rock is compelling drama. The emotional and physical abuse continued all year --a surprise to this reader who was only familiar with the archetypal first-day photographs. With a plucky combination of resol...

from YAbookfest

On Wednesday, September 4, 1957, nine young African American teens attempted to attend the all-white high school in Little Rock Arkansas. Melba Pattillo, a sweet, smart 15-year old girl was among them. She and her mother didn't make it to the school that day. They were attacked by a raging mob of...