4. Who was the attorney that worked on Brown v. Board of Education and who also asked the Federal District Court on behalf of the NAACP to start integration in Little Rock immediately?

5. What color was the hair of the Arkansas NAACP attorney?

Short Essay Questions

1. When the author arrived for the 1987 reunion, what was the most astounding evidence that things had changed?

2. What did Melba do before she got in her mother's car for the first day of school at Central High School in Little Rock?

3. Describe Grandma India's bedroom.

4. Who came to the Pattillo house the day after the first attempt at integration?

5. What happened when Melba called her friend Marsha on a Friday night?

6. What happened when Melba and her mother leave their neighborhood for Central High School?

7. Why did Melba want to meet Governor Faubus face to face?

8. Describe the federal courtroom that Melba and the other eight students visited.

9. Why was Grandma India hanging a picture on the wall above the television?

10. Who was Marissa?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the symbolism of Central High School as related to education. What else did Central High School come to symbolize?

Essay Topic 2

School integration isn't as volatile an issue any more. Choose to write about other types of segregration present in schools today or whether racism against African Americans is still an issue that needs attention. Be certain to support your essay with facts.

Essay Topic 3

Melba wrote in her diary, "Please, God, let me learn how to stop being a warrior. Sometimes I just need to be a girl." Discuss what you think she meant by this.

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