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    history, the Civil Rights Era was a shocking and important part of history, “Together, but separate.” Whites had more privilege and gave the blacks the, “leftovers.” In Warriors Don’t Cry, an uplifting, motivation and profound book, the main character Melba Pattillo battles integration as she makes her way through an all white school, who they are not happy to have her and eight others. Currently, while racism is not as public, I believe racism is just as bad as the past. Today, in our world, racial profiling

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    careful because if they angered that white supremacists in any way they could be beat or killed. Many African American families would seek shelter from the violence in their religious family. In a first person example from our book Melbas family is worried about Melba so they told her to keep her thoughts in a diary to

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    with your hands, but if someone, more likely a referee tells you that you can't use your hands in soccer you would stop using your hands. “I wanted to turn and run away, but I thought about what Danny had said “Warriors survive. Warriors don’t cry” Melba got treated very badly in high school and the day when there were no guards that could protect her she had to handle the situation on her own. So when she got punched, kicked, etc. She just wanted to run away, but she also wanted to go to school and

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    Civil Rights movements and the events that occurred in this book happened almost 60 years ago we still tell stories like Warriors Don't Cry. We continue to do so, so that the people and their stories aren't forgotten. In the novel, we are told by Melba that: “With the passage of time, I became increasingly aware of how all of the adults around me were living with constant fear and apprehension. It felt as though we always had a white foot pressed against the back

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    State, Minnijean was in New York, Terry moved to Los Angeles and Gloria moved to Kansas City. Only Carlotta, Elizabeth, Thelma, Melba, and Jefferson were left. They weren’t allowed to participate in any extracurricular activities. They became the second and third colored students to walk across the stage at a Central High School graduation in 1960. Elizabeth, Thelma, and Melba graduated in 1958, but because the schools were closed in 1958 they had to take correspondence and night courses to earn high

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    trauma of almost losing his daughter. Additionally, in Warriors Don't Cry, Melba's family "feared for her safety, but they also felt that the push for integration was a god-given mission," (Melba 3). Melba was already experiencing bullying, and this would increase that, but they felt that they needed to integrate Melba. After the suffering that she endured from other students, people realized that skin color does not matter. Moreover, Civil Peace's Jonathan, after getting robbed by thieves, questions

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    or 0.25% Karla Grady 0 or 0.00% Deidra Hair 0 or 0.00% Dennis Helmick 0.000633 or 0.06% Timothy Hogan 0.000867 or 0.09% James Patrick Kenney 0.000357 or 0.04% Joseph Luebbers 0.001703 or 0.17% William Mallory 0.001087 or 0.11% Melba Marsh 0.000852 or 0.09% Beth Mattingly 0.000337 or 0.03% Albert Mestemaker 0.001809 or 0.18% Mark Painter 0.00134 or 0.13% Jack Rosen 0.001669 or 0.17%

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    Strong people with the amour of God doesn’t give up on the battlefield , which means Warriors Don’t Cry. The little rock nine of Central High School have to face racism, discrimination , and hatred every day. The teens have to remember their plan and purpose every minute of the hour in Central High to end segregation but the mission isn’t as easy as it seems. There are most people who doesn’t want segregation to end they feel that African American and Caucasians are different and should be treated

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    The Christian Subculture

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    The definition of a subculture is “a cultural group within a larger culture.” By this statement, I am a part of the Christianity subculture. This has proven to be paramount to my attitude and behavior. For example, the doctrine that is taught dictates the way I interact with others verbally, the way I treat others, the way I feel as a person, and how my emotions are shown. With regards to verbal interaction, the Holy Bible says “Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that

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