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

Non-Fiction261 pagesAges 12+
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Summary

Melba Pattillo Beals recounts her experiences as one of the Little Rock Nine, the first Black students to integrate Central High School in 1957. She describes the daily violence, harassment, and intimidation she faced from white students and community members while federal troops protected her right to attend school.

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⚔️ViolenceExtreme
💋Romance & SexMild
🍷Drugs & AlcoholNone
📋Other ContentExtreme
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