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Warriors don't cry

a searing memoir of the battle to integrate Little Rock's Central High

by Melba Beals

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This is a true account of Melba's experience as one of the Little Rock 9--the first black students to enroll in a previously all-white hight school. It is a fascinating account of her story and an enjoyable read. Powerful and eye-opening, it is a book in which history comes alive.

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