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    been many people who have changed history for the better. Melba Patillo Beals is one of those people. Her efforts to integrate Central High School made her a very important person in the fight for equality. Despite the hardships and discrimination that she had to deal with, Melba persevered and integrated Central for a year. She sacrificed her normal life for the furtherment of equality. In “Warriors Don’t Cry,” Melba Patillo Beals presents the idea that emotional strength, faith, and determination

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    when she integrated Central High. In Warriors Don’t Cry, Melba Patillo Beals is characterized as fearful and hopeful throughout the memoir. In Warriors Don’t Cry, Melba Patillo Beals is characterized as fearful, and shows that fear must be overcome by strength so that your overall goal can be reached. The author characterizes Melba as fearful by stating the dialogue from Link “‘You don’t have any choice’, he whispered. ‘Go!” (Beals

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    In the novel Warriors Don't Cry Melba Patillo Beals , a colored young woman is challenged with many difficulties during the time of segregation. As a teenager she signs up to join along with sixteen other students to integrate in the Little Rock’s Central high school. At last only 9 students actually took the challenge to integrate. On September 3 of 1957 Melba and her mother louie headed to Central high school for the first day of school. Once they arrived they were greeted by a mob of angry white

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    In the 1950s to the 1960s, there were 3,959 lynching of black men, women and children, the brutal deaths took place in only 12 states in the south of America. All of which were mainly because of racism. Melba Pattilo Beals wrote Warriors Don’t Cry to share her experience of racism when integrating into Central High. This book is to show the harsh reality of the suffering African Americans had to go through when battling racism. It shows that you should do what is right even if it is against society’s

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    beaten down. The rallying point can be a person, thing, or idea. In the novel Warriors Don’t Cry, the rallying point is considered to be freedom in the case of Melba Patillo Beals and the Little Rock Nine. The rallying point is very important for everyone integrating Central High School in 1957. In Warriors Don’t Cry by Melba Patillo Beals, freedom is defined as a rallying point that allows the successful integration of Central High by giving motivation to all of the Little Rock Nine. In the novel,

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    statistic does not stop Melba Patillo Beals and the other eight black students that stood behind her. Instead, they all band together to stand against the segregationists. Although the students go through many difficult challenges, they stay strong. In Warriors Don’t Cry, Melba Patillo Beals presents the idea that personal strength, strong emotions, and courage are necessary character traits for her fight for freedom and equality. In Warriors Don’t Cry by Melba Patillo Beals, Beals presents the idea that

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    In Melba Patillo Beals’ Warriors Don’t Cry, the message of love, courage, and truth resounds. As Melba encounters her tormentors, she is reminded to display love. Melba’s courage is exercised as she enters the halls of Central High School in the late 1950’s to be a warrior – not a girl. Although the truths of racism prevailed, Melba defied the barriers. Nonetheless, the battle fought by Melba was not done alone. With the help of her grandmother, Melba survived. Grandma India’s positive role in Melba’s

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    because she wanted to be equal. Melba went through many things throughout the book, trials ,tribulations and even losing normal life.Melba uses her grandmothers tactics and by faith in order to fight like a warrior. In Warriors Don’t Cry, Melba Patillo Beals presents the idea that personal strength, faith, and discouragement are necessary character traits in her fight for freedom and equality. Melba presents the idea that personal strength is often hidden by fear but can be discovered even when one

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    situated for whom the actions have been brought are, by reason of the segregation complained of, deprived of the equal protection of the laws guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment. THIS REQUIRED THE DESEGREGATION OF SCHOOLS ACROSS AMERICA. Melba Patillo Beal's was one of the nine students that were chosen to intragate Central High School in 1957. She kept a diary of all her thoughts while intragation was being

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    Melba Patillo Beals: Warriors Don’t Cry Quotes 1) Melba Patillo- “Nobody presents you with a handbook when your teething and says ‘Here’s how you must behave as a second class citizen.’ Instead, the humiliating expectations and traditions of segregation creep over you slowly stealing a teaspoonful of your self esteem each day.” (Page 3) 2) Grandma- “… Be patient, our people’s turn will come. You’ll see. Your lifetime will be different from mine. I might not live to see the changes, but you

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