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

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

On May 17, 1954, the United States Supreme Court ruled in the landmark case of Brown vs. The Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, declaring it illegal to have segregated public schools. All public school systems were ordered to begin integration within a specific time period. This decision was met with many emotions, including hatred and fear. The story revolves around the actions that took place in Little Rock, Arkansas during that turbulent...

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