Little Rock Nine Book Report

Tariq Ali once said, “It was civil disobedience that won them their civil rights.” In Melba Pattillo Beals’ narrative, “ Warriors Don’t Cry,” Melba defies all odds just by integrating to the all white Central High School in Little Rock. Through her novel, Melba is able to reminisce on the difficulties and struggles and the justice and inequality that occurs throughout Central High using figurative language. Though the author’s use of metaphors, similes and situational irony, the reader is able to pick up on Melba’s determination and obstacles she had to face in order to conquer and overcome integrating into Central High School.

The article “Life in Mississippi: East St Louis, Illinois” is one that is not taken lightly. The article shows one the injustice that African Americans face in the city of St. Louis. The article all together is shocking and heartbreaking. To know that in a country that is suppose to be one of the greatest, if not the greatest, there still is so much injustice is not only eye opening but also upsetting. One of the 2 most heartbreaking parts for me was when Kozol describes the old men leaning on his cane listening to Jesse Jackson and crying. This is something so powerful to me because this is someone who has experience all of the hardships that east St. Louis has to offer and he has to live knowing that not much has change and maybe Jesse Jackson was the only one promising the change they deserve. The last scene was when one of the students goes up to Kozol after class and tell him that what Dr. King did was nothing because they are still living in such horrible situations. For a teenage kid to think and feel that way, they must have had to suffer through so much, which is exactly what the article is able to show us, the injustice that these kids face on a daily basis. Having read this is shocking to one because we live in a different area where we aren’t prone to see such things and because we have grown up and taught to believe that racism and poverty is almost non existing because this is American a country that doesn’t fail the people.

Did you know that without the Little Rock Nine our schools might still be segregated. The Little Rock Nine were the first black students to attend a white school. Parents and the Governor of Arkansas tried to keep the schools segregated. President Eisenhower found out of this, and sent help to the black students. With the white parents and governor against the; The Little Rock Nine affected the school system with the help of President Eisenhower.

Black people still call America their home, even though they are consistently discriminated against. Consistently hated on because of how they look like. Black people have been viewed as trouble, suspicious, no good, and will never be anything respectable (Goldberg 2). When young black children cannot be protected from this everyday, so they adapted to this way of life and was to never believe otherwise. Racism and discrimination limit not only black people, but everyone of color. People of color believe they will never be like a white man because of all the advantages a white man has. However, people like Benjamin Banneker, Kenneth Clark, and Toni Morrison are showing their skin color does not relate to their success or intelligence (Goldberg 3). These people are showing how even with all the injustice in America, they were still able to be successful. It is not about what the color of one’s skin is, it is about the mindset and perspective of each

In the beginning chapters of the book, we get a glimpse of the typical home and community of an African American during segregation. Many Africans Americans were too adjusted to the way of living, that they felt

The first reason why Warriors Don’t Cry is appropriate for tenth graders is because the book shows how different society was not to long ago. Today, students in the United States go to school, sit down, and do work. However, in the 1950s, it may not have been so simple. As seen in Warriors Don’t Cry, integration in Central High School in Little Rock, Arizona was not friendly. The group of African American students that was integrated, called the Little Rock Nine, had it very rough. The white students would torment them, discriminate them, and physically harm them every day, just because of their skin color. Central High School

Melba Pattillo Beals, was one of the first African-American students to go to Little Rock Central High School, she and her Eight friends then came to be the "Little Rock Nine". While they were at school, only a few other students behaved/acted normal around them. Most days Melba would be worried if she was going to get hurt, when she was most-likely going to have to all the segregationists' telling the other student's to do so. She went through hard times until the soldiers came, but even they couldn't stop everything that was happening. When the soldiers left, she was scared, but after a while, Melba held her head high, and moved on, and became stronger and braver. I face challenges every day that are similar to Melba. One challenge is when

Blacks in the United States have had to persistently fight against torture, racism, and segregation and still do. For years, in the United States people of color were not given the same rights as white men. In “Letter from Birmingham Jail” by Martin Luther King Jr., “Graduation” by Maya Angelou and “A Homemade Education” by Malcolm X, the authors discuss their experiences and fight against inequality. Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and Maya Angelou were just a few of the hundreds of thousands of blacks who restlessly fought for civil rights. Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and Maya Angelou showed that in the face of adversity to persevere you must always remain strong and steadfast if you wish to succeed. Even with Malcolm X and Maya

While reading the book, I kept remembering the game we played in class about the generation of free blacks. I just thought for me it opened my eyes to what little I know of the history of New Orleans and I am fascinated by the rich history of New Orleans, we live in a world where history is defined by who is victorious, but the real history of what happened to this people and what they had to overcome really give you a new perspective into issues we have today. The chapters talk about Senegambian period and what it brought to the state of Louisana, and what kind of people were being brought over and what culture they practice, most of them were blue collar worker and were used for manual labor, they talk about the gris-gris which I found interesting

Seeing all these angry mobs and governors making the African-American’s lives difficult is way different than reading about it. When it came to the “Little Rock Nine” it was heartbreaking seeing them heading to school with lots of armed soldiers, media cameras, and a mob of angry white students staring them down. Not only did they have to go through this as they entered the school, but had to deal with name calling inside the school as well, as if there was no escape. What I found surprising was that out of the nine African-American students, only one ended up graduating from Central High. On the day of his graduation, as he was being called to the stage to collect his diploma no one clapped. I love how he did not care that no one clapped for him, what mattered to him was that he achieved his goal. He did not let anyone hold him back from graduating the all-white school, which many people thought he would end up giving

On the first day that Melba Patillo Beals went to school, she thought it was a nightmare. There was a huge mob outside Central High School, along with the Arkansas National Guard soldiers keeping them out. The image of Elizabeth Eckford really shows how it was. White people were surrounding them, cursing at them, of course saying the word “nigger”, and occasionally striking them (1994). It was so bad that Melba had to take the keys to their car from her mother and run away to escape. Imagine the sight of Melbas mother screaming at her “Melba, take the keys. Get to the car.

In the light of, the director makes good points through the whole movie about what they went through. I like this movie because it gives me more information of the people who were involved or who were there during that time. Like, Ann Lee Coper (Oprah Winfrey), Martin Luther King (David Oyelowo), and the rest of the people who help fight for African Americans to be able to vote. The movie also shows the difficult and the happy time they went through. Even the problems with their family. No matter what’s going on, they were still focus and full invested in having freedom. What I learned from this movie was that they did not let all the obstacles of what they went through mess up their main goal because of that I am able to take those lesson for my

The time has come again to celebrate the achievements of all black men and women who have chipped in to form the Black society. There are television programs about the African Queens and Kings who never set sail for America, but are acknowledged as the pillars of our identity. In addition, our black school children finally get to hear about the history of their ancestors instead of hearing about Columbus and the founding of America. The great founding of America briefly includes the slavery period and the Antebellum south, but readily excludes both black men and women, such as George Washington Carver, Langston Hughes, and Mary Bethune. These men and women have contributed greatly to American society.

I feel that the underlining theme in the book is that African Americans are our equals. They are the same as everyone else and Mark Twain really shows this in this book.

The two "colored maids" portrayed in the novel are representations of a class of people who have faced all kinds of maltreatment and remained silent, but revolted against these maltreatments in the end. Aibileen is a woman who has lost her son "Treelore" because of the brutal conditions they were living under. She suffered all through her life because of her skin color. She suffered because of something that she can never change. Like all other African-Americans who suffered because of their origins. They were stereotyped into being slaves to white people. They witnessed cruel incidents because of the ignorance of the White Man. Their lives were turned into hell because white people thought that they are better and that they are "Superior" to any other race. Big part of humanity was humiliated and still is because of ignorance and unawareness. All the characters in the novel are representations of different classes of the real world of