Melba Patillo Beals 'The Memoir Warriors Don' T Cry

In the book Warriors Don't Cry by Melba Pattillo Beals, the author describes what her reactions and feelings are to the racial hatred and discrimination she and eight other African-American teenagers received in Little Rock, Arkansas during the desegregation period in 1957. She tells the story of the nine students from the time she turned sixteen years old and began keeping a diary until her final days at Central High School in Little Rock. The story begins by Melba talking about the anger, hatred, and sadness that is brought up upon her first return to Central High for a reunion with her eight other classmates. As she walks through the halls and rooms of the old school, she recalls the

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)

In Warriors Don’t Cry, the theme of inner strength and perseverance is profusely prominent. There are many examples of this including Melba getting past her suicidal thoughts, becoming a warrior, and the trust she put into Link. Each of these examples are situations that Melba was put into that most people wouldn’t be able to survive, let alone coming out and succeeding in life after. It is amazing to see how she persevered through every obstacle in her life and still came out on top.

The two individuals who did the most to help Melba survive while she was inside Central High School were Danny and Link. Danny served as Melba’s personal bodyguard for the initial months that integration was implemented in Little Rock. Danny was a very important figure in Melba’s school life because he represented safety and protection. Although his motives were not altruistic because he was simply a soldier

Melba Pattillo Beals, the main character in the memoir “Warriors Don’t Cry”, never gave up and persevered when fighting for racial equality. When Melba was walking into school one day she thought to herself, “‘I squared my shoulders and tried to remember what grandma had said: God loves you child; no matter what he sees you as his precious idea’” (Beals 76). Melba along with her eight schoolmates made history when they decided to integrate Central High School. They wanted to show their friends that you always hold your head high, be determined, and never give up. While enduring, Melba taught her family and friends to also persevere. Fortifying her family in faith helped her to make it through the year. While standing her ground after many challenges Melba thought to herself, “‘I knew for certain something would have to change it I were going to stay in that school. Either the students would have to change the

Have you ever faced a crucial turning point that impacted yourself and others? Melba Pattillo Beals from the memoir “Warriors Don’t Cry”, Jackie Robinson from the autobiography “I Never Had It Made”, and Feng Ru from the article “  The Father of Chinese Aviation” by Rebecca Maskel all faced life-changing events. During those turning points, they overcame difficult challenges. Melba Pattillo Beals, Jackie Robinson, and Feng Ru overcame challenges, faced turning points and had an impact on themselves and their countries.

Author: Benjamin Fine Article title: Arkansas Troops Bar Negro Pupils; Governor Defiant Newspaper: The New York Times Publisher: The New York Times Date: September 4, 1957 Accessed date: February 28, 2014 Description This newspaper article was posted on NY-Times.com. It reports on the first day of integration at Central High School.

Throughout history, Colored folks and White people do not seem to get along based on appearance.Men and women of color weren't treated fairly, no matter where they're at without being looked down upon. Most Americans have divided themselves into non-mixed neighborhoods. The “Jim Crow” laws on the state level stopped them from entering classrooms, bathrooms, theaters, trains, juries, and legislatures.Also, In the case of “Plessy v. Ferguson” in 1896, the U.S. Supreme court said that racially separate facilities are equal, it does not violate the Constitution. Segregation, the court said, was not a discrimination. Segregation supported the legal system and the police, but beyond the law, violence was going on around the citizens. The Ku Klux Klan, Knights of White Camellia, and other terrorists murdered thousands of African-Americans, to prevent them from voting and participating in public life. In Arkansas, Central High School was one of the firsts to integrate. Nine teenagers got together to go to Central High, they did not go in to protest but to get a better education. The Little Rock Nine didn't see it as a way to bring in violence, but it all started in Arkansas, in 1957, a conflict against two different points of views. However, In Warriors Don't Cry Melba Pattillo Beals presents the idea that emotional strength, Determination, and confidence are necessary to gain freedom and equality for all.

When she smiles and as she gets through the day. When she plays the song she played for her father, “She sat down at the piano and began to play a piece by Debussy from memory.” When she gave the boy her notebook and pencil to draw. As she talked about the horses. Even when she wore her pink ribbon given to her by her father. Just staying alive showed perseverance. She could have at any time committed suicide. She could have given up instead of staying strong and getting through it. One of the ways though she didn’t show strength and perseverance was when she started to smoke at the camp. The more she went out at night. She was still brave though afterwards. As she stepped in her house and went back to school. Also when she slept in her house, even when she was

Section 1: It was hard for Melba to get through school. At Little Rock High, nobody liked Melba but her friends. Melba had it 20 times way harder than what we have today. Melba had it so hard she even thought about suicide. Melba only has a brother named Conrad. She lives with her grandma India, her brother Conrad, and her mom.

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