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The landmark 1954 Supreme Court ruling, Brown v. Board of Education, brought the promise of integration to Little Rock, Arkansas, but it was hard-won for the nine black teenagers chosen to integrate Central High School in 1957. They ran the gauntlet between a rampaging mob and the heavily armed Arkansas National Guard, dispatched by Governor Orval Faubus to subvert federal..more
Published February 1st 1995 by Washington Square Press (first published January 1st 1994)
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William HughesI'm not sure how to answer your question. This book is nonfiction and contains a first-hand account of a time/moment in and around 1957 in Little…moreI'm not sure how to answer your question. This book is nonfiction and contains a first-hand account of a time/moment in and around 1957 in Little Rock, Arkansas. The author was one of the Little Rock Nine - 9 black high school students chosen to begin integration at Little Rock's Central High School. The politics surrounding the events described in this book, as well as obviously the events themselves and how they unfolded, are significant to the history of the United States, but also the history of social civil rights and justice for humans both in the US and worldwide. I highly recommend :) (less)
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May 27, 2013Shannon Hitchcock rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
This book was assigned reading for my son and I picked it up when he finished. Melba Patillo Beals was one of the students chosen to integrate Little Rock's Central High School in 1957. The amount of courage that she and the other students exhibited is incredible.
Melba was threatened, taunted, and even had acid sprayed in her eyes. I read this book with tears in my own eyes, ashamed at this part of our country's history. It also made me question whether I would have had the courage, especially a..more
Jun 19, 2008Mona rated it it was amazing · review of another editionMelba was threatened, taunted, and even had acid sprayed in her eyes. I read this book with tears in my own eyes, ashamed at this part of our country's history. It also made me question whether I would have had the courage, especially a..more
Shelves: history, life-stories, nonfiction, social-justice-human-rights, race-cultural-studies
Shortly after the United States Supreme Court prohibited school segregation in Brown v. Board of Education in 1954, twelve-year-old Melba signed a list to go to school with white people. Three years later, she got her wish. She was selected with eight other African-American students to attend and integrate Little Rock's Central High School. They became known as the Little Rock Nine.
Immediately there were obstacles. Governor Faubus called in the National Guard to surround Central High and preven..more
Immediately there were obstacles. Governor Faubus called in the National Guard to surround Central High and preven..more
Sep 16, 2018Amy rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
This is a powerful memoir about one girl's experience during a year of forced integration in Little Rock, Arkansas. I've been reading some of the cases in law school but it is a different thing to hear it from a 15 year old's perspective.
Whether or not you agree with the politics, I think this makes for an interesting, thought-provoking read. (Also, I found it so absorbing I had to remind myself that this was Real Life and not fiction so I couldn't be disappointed when my ship died. But dang, L..more
Whether or not you agree with the politics, I think this makes for an interesting, thought-provoking read. (Also, I found it so absorbing I had to remind myself that this was Real Life and not fiction so I couldn't be disappointed when my ship died. But dang, L..more
Jul 08, 2014Lisa rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
I absolutely LOVED this book! The bravery of the Little Rock nine was an inspiration to me. I had no idea the extent of suffering these kids went through. They are true heroes!
May 12, 2008Marvin added it · review of another edition
That when the WHY is big enough, we can overcome ANY.HOW
Mar 12, 2018Kitkat rated it it was amazing
I really did like this book because Melba is such a powerful black woman. Melba tells her story how she goes to a school of white racist people who harassed her for her skin color. Melba struggles a lot and is harassed by everyone. I got so angry at everyone for treating her like this because she's a human being. How Melba's grandmother tells her to stop crying because warriors don't cry made me smile. My mom would say the same thing to me and how strong Melba is amazing. Melba goes through so m..more
This book was very powerful. I had no idea what it was like for the Little Rock 9 to actually do the incredibly hard work to integrate Central High School. This book made me hurt inside for these teenagers.
Feb 26, 2017Amber Eats Books rated it it was amazing
Oct 11, 2016Mary rated it it was amazing · review of another edition Shelves: written-by-poc, nonfiction, ya-kid-books, written-by-woman
Devastating. It's terrifying to read about huge numbers of adults and children so completely abandoning empathy and common decency, even in a media spotlight and under judicial pressure. They were so committed to their hate. We have so much to atone for, even as we continue to offend. The author's courage in the face of all the abuse is mind-boggling.
In this book, Melba is chosen to integrate Central High School. She faces many hardships there because of her race. Melba is forced to be extremely brave and courageous as she pushes through her situation.
I thought that this book was okay, certain parts were better than others. I liked the idea of sharing this story through the form of a book, but after a while it felt very repetitive. I noticed that sometimes it would bring up an interesting topic, and then it would never go deeper into it. I l..more
I thought that this book was okay, certain parts were better than others. I liked the idea of sharing this story through the form of a book, but after a while it felt very repetitive. I noticed that sometimes it would bring up an interesting topic, and then it would never go deeper into it. I l..more
Mar 28, 2019Vianey Sanchez rated it it was amazing
Heart-wrenching. Moving. Important. May we never take for granted the sacrifice of countless people in the quest for civil and human rights.
Jul 20, 2009Carol rated it it was amazing
'In 1957, Melba Pattillo turned sixteen. That was also the year she became a warrior on the front lines of a civil rights firestorm. Following the landmark 1954 Supreme Court ruling, Brown v. Board of Education, Melba was one of nine teenagers chosen to integrate Little Rock's Central High School.'
Growing up during the civil rights movement with its struggles to desegregate the nation's schools, I was acquainted with the story of the 'Little Rock Nine,' but never knew the inside story until now...more
Growing up during the civil rights movement with its struggles to desegregate the nation's schools, I was acquainted with the story of the 'Little Rock Nine,' but never knew the inside story until now...more
Aug 19, 2009Caroline rated it it was amazing
This book was recommended to me as a possible model text for the 'Making a Difference' unit in my 9th grade class. IT WAS AMAZING and the most ENGAGING book I've read in a long time. I learned so much from this book about the daily lives of Black people living in the midst of the desegregation movement, things that we never hear in news clips and documentaries.
My image of the Little Rock desegregation is probably like most people's: soldiers pave the way for some brave kids go to school among w..more
Dec 12, 2013Adriana Escamilla rated it really liked itMy image of the Little Rock desegregation is probably like most people's: soldiers pave the way for some brave kids go to school among w..more
Shelves: american-identity-theme, analyzing-setting, biography-autobiography-memoir, building-background-knowledge, character-analysis, civil-rights, historical-fiction, historical-topics, loss-of-innocence-theme, political-topics
An innocent teenager.
An unexpected hero.
In 1957, Melba Pattillo turned sixteen. That was also the year she became a warrior on the front lines of a civil rights firestorm. Following the landmark 1954 Supreme Court ruling, Brown v. Board of Education, Melba was one of nine teenagers chosen to integrate Little Rock's Central High School.
Throughout her harrowing ordeal, Melba was taunted by her schoolmates and their parents, threatened by a lynch mob's rope, attacked with lighted sticks of dynamite..more
An unexpected hero.
In 1957, Melba Pattillo turned sixteen. That was also the year she became a warrior on the front lines of a civil rights firestorm. Following the landmark 1954 Supreme Court ruling, Brown v. Board of Education, Melba was one of nine teenagers chosen to integrate Little Rock's Central High School.
Throughout her harrowing ordeal, Melba was taunted by her schoolmates and their parents, threatened by a lynch mob's rope, attacked with lighted sticks of dynamite..more
Aug 11, 2009Abraham rated it it was amazing
This is a great introduction for kids to the school integration part of the civil rights movement. I love how Beals allows us into her teenage world in a way that seems both honest and genuine. We get a view of both her headline-making efforts to integrate Central High and her personal world of a normal teenager (crushes, drama with friends, clashes with family, etc.).
It's literally impossible for me to imagine what it would be like to go to school under these conditions. The name 'warrior' seem..more
It's literally impossible for me to imagine what it would be like to go to school under these conditions. The name 'warrior' seem..more
A searing, difficult, wonderful read by one of the 9 children who integrated Little Rock Central HS in 1957 against the wishes of the thousands who mobbed the school daily and many of the white students who did their best, with the help of the abolitionist adults and the Governor of Arkansas, to make life so difficult and miserable for the 9 that they would die or drop out. Melba Pattillo Beals brings the reader into her world for the year she holds her head high while dreading the daily fear, p..more
Nov 25, 2008Syndy rated it it was amazingRecommended to Syndy by: Social Studies Teacher
Melba Patillo beals really does an excellent job of making you feel and vision what the little rock nine experienced. Through all those times they were being mistreated and abused in every possible way due to the complexion of their skin, they never gave up. Ofcourse at times they felt that the conditions were too overwhelming but they never thought that what they were doing was a complete waste and that it wasn't worth it. Yes, integrating Central High would be an impediment. But they were will..more
My heart is full. I don't know what to say, other than the injustice in this world sickens me.
'What are men to do in the face of such hate?'
'We ride out and meet them.'
16 year old Melba Pattillo did just that.
Awesome.
'What are men to do in the face of such hate?'
'We ride out and meet them.'
16 year old Melba Pattillo did just that.
Awesome.
Apr 30, 2017Bailey Rinaldo rated it it was amazing
When I first started my book, Warriors Don’t Cry, I had no idea what it was going to be about because I wasn’t sure how the title was connected to the topic we were reading about and I wasn’t quite sure if I’d actually like this book. However I’m glad I chose this book because I loved it, I really enjoyed reading about kids who lived in a different time period than me and certainly went through a completely different life than me, it was honestly very heart-touching because it amazed me about ho..more
Jan 31, 2019Katherine Wren rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
As an Arkansan I grew up learning about The Little Rock Nine, but only with the barest of facts during the month of February. I knew these students were brave. I knew they were chosen on their personal and academic merit.
However, until I read this book, I didn't know that integration didn't happen on the first day of the school year or the first day that the students tried to attend. I didn't know the literal life or death danger that the students were in. I knew the incident makes Faubus look..more
However, until I read this book, I didn't know that integration didn't happen on the first day of the school year or the first day that the students tried to attend. I didn't know the literal life or death danger that the students were in. I knew the incident makes Faubus look..more
Oct 06, 2017Carolina Jaldin rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
This book needs to be read by everyone. Melba, thank you for being brave, once again, and writing this book.
If y'all don't know who the Little Rock Nine is, then let me tell you; the little rock nine are nine people of colored who went to Little Rock Central High, a white school, and made it an integrated school. This is a big moment in U.S History, and it should be acknowledged by everyone.
We learn about this moment in class, but by reading this book, we're in the school with Melba and her ot..more
This book is way back when African American still didn't have the same right as white American. Melba is a student during this time and they have to go to a different school. She and some of her friends sign up to go to the same school as white American students. How the white American don't want black to go to the same school with their children and try to stop the black kid. I don't have favorite park in this book because is all about how people were treated different than other and that is no..more
Feb 13, 2018Patricia Burroughs rated it it was amazing · review of another edition Shelves: american, diversity, nonfiction, favorites
I read this book after my son read it for a class and was staggered by the immediacy of the reading experience. Melba Pattillo Beals was one of the Little Rock Nine students who braved violence and death threats to integrate Central High School in Little Rock in 1957. But Beals is also a phenomenal writer. I have given this book as gifts and those who read it were as staggered and educated by it as I was.
I'm now reading March Forward, Girl [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3..], which begins..more
I'm now reading March Forward, Girl [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3..], which begins..more
Honestly, I was very reluctant to start this book. It seemed long and boring. But after about the first chapter, I realized it was written by the main character and it was all about her being a warrior on the Central High battlefield. This memoir was incredibly descriptive, intriguing, heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time! I love Melba's strength and positive attitude. She challenged herself to follow God's wishes for her to persevere through all of the harassment and negativity. I'm..more
Jul 31, 2017Camille rated it really liked it · review of another edition
I loved this story!
The amount of bravery exuded from such a young lady is quite remarkable.
I've read other reviewers upset with Beals for including so much of her religious belief in this story but I believe it was necessary to humanize her. The stories told in this memoir were truly shocking and I felt for young Melba in a very special way. She is truly a hero in my eyes. A highly recommended read!
BTW, there was a movie made about Ernest Green's year in Central High that I would highly recommen..more
The amount of bravery exuded from such a young lady is quite remarkable.
I've read other reviewers upset with Beals for including so much of her religious belief in this story but I believe it was necessary to humanize her. The stories told in this memoir were truly shocking and I felt for young Melba in a very special way. She is truly a hero in my eyes. A highly recommended read!
BTW, there was a movie made about Ernest Green's year in Central High that I would highly recommen..more
I am a historian by academic training, yet I knew precious little about this story. I'd heard of The Little Rock Nine and seen the famous photo of them marching in to Central High. But that's about it.
I was blissfully naive about the intensity and extensive length of time these children were bullied by kids and adults alike. I had no idea the governor and state troopers were so awful. Melba's story gives insight into both the high level and daily horrors they faced.
I highly recommend this book t..more
I was blissfully naive about the intensity and extensive length of time these children were bullied by kids and adults alike. I had no idea the governor and state troopers were so awful. Melba's story gives insight into both the high level and daily horrors they faced.
I highly recommend this book t..more
I really enjoyed this book. I don’t usually read nonfiction or memoirs but I liked this one. It informed me about the past very well. The author doesn’t sugarcoat anything, and it is a truly riviting story . I would recommend this to people interested in memoirs, historical novels, or people interested in black history.
Nov 26, 2018Jim Swike rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
If this was a novel, you would think the terrible things in this book couldn't really happen. That is not the case, this is a true story. As the title suggests, these warriors were heroes to live through the year at Little Rock High School. A great read, and primary account of this historic event. Enjoy!
It was very good and informative. It gave me a new view and insight on how the little rock nine survived and beat the odds of segregation.
A heartbreakingly honest account of the integration of Little Rock’s Central High School. I cried multiple times at the raw honesty of Melba’s journey.
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Melba Pattillo Beals made history as a member of the Little Rock Nine, the nine African-American students involved in the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School in 1957. The world watched as they braved constant intimidation and threats from those who opposed desegregation of the formerly all-white high school. She later recounted this harrowing year in her book titled Warriors Don’t Cry..more
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The landmark 1954 Supreme Court ruling, Brown v. Board of Education, brought the promise of integration to Little Rock, Arkansas, but it was hard-won for the nine black teenagers chosen to integrate Central High School in 1957. They ran a gauntlet flanked by a rampaging mob and a heavily armed Arkansas National Guard—opposition so intense that soldiers from the elite 101st Airborne Division were called in to restore order. For Melba Beals and her eight friends those steps marked their transformation into reluctant warriors—on a battlefield that helped shape the civil rights movement.
WARRIORS DON'T CRY, drawn from Melba Beals's personal diaries, is a riveting true account of her junior year at Central High—one filled with telephone threats, brigades of attacking mothers, rogue police, fireball and acid-throwing attacks, economic blackmail, and, finally, a price upon Melba's head. With the help of her English-teacher mother; her eight fellow warriors; and her gun-toting, Bible-and-Shakespeare-loving grandmother, Melba survived. And, incredibly, from a year that would hold no sweet-sixteen parties or school plays, Melba Beals emerged with indestructible faith, courage, strength, and hope.
WARRIORS DON'T CRY, drawn from Melba Beals's personal diaries, is a riveting true account of her junior year at Central High—one filled with telephone threats, brigades of attacking mothers, rogue police, fireball and acid-throwing attacks, economic blackmail, and, finally, a price upon Melba's head. With the help of her English-teacher mother; her eight fellow warriors; and her gun-toting, Bible-and-Shakespeare-loving grandmother, Melba survived. And, incredibly, from a year that would hold no sweet-sixteen parties or school plays, Melba Beals emerged with indestructible faith, courage, strength, and hope.
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One of the nine black teenagers who integrated Little Rock's Central High School in 1957 here recounts that traumatic year with drama and detail. Beals, who is now a communications consultant, relies on her own diary from that era and notes made by her English teacher mother--as well as dubiously recreated dialogue--to tell not only of the ugly harassment she was subjected to but also of the impressive dignity of a 15-year-old forced to grow up fast. Arkansas governor Orval Faubus set the tone of the time by resisting integration until a federal judge ordered it. Although Beals was assigned a federal soldier for protection, the young integrationist was still attacked and prevented from engaging in school activities. She recalls stalwart black friends like Minniejean, who was suspended, and a white classmate who surreptitiously kept her informed of the segregationists' tactics. Beals looks back on her Little Rock experiences as ``ultimately a positive force' that shaped her life. ``The task that remains,' she concludes, ``is to cope with our interdependence.' Photos not seen by PW. Author tour.
Well written
I like the book very much because it gives me the insight of how ancestors of mine may have been treated. The challenges and hardships they went through shows if they can conquer all of the negative that surrounded them, you can conquer almost anything.
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I was given this book to read in the summer. I didn’t understand the book at all and ended up reading another book instead.574 pages? Really?? His eye is on the sparrow download. It should not be the long and in was very boring in general. I do not recommend reading it. You will be probably lost in the wild array of words that are in here. Very confusing. Thank you for reading my review.
A great book to learn about the past!?
This book is a very interesting book to read. I love how it tells you the past from the person who experienced this time in American History!
I would recommend this book to teach American History.???
I would recommend this book to teach American History.???