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//Warriors Don't Cry//, group 1

Little Rock nine. Johnston, Danny. //LR Central Anniversary2007//. 2007. //AP Images//. Web. 22 Oct. 2011. [|http://www.apimages.com].

In //Warriors Don’t Cry//, Melba (always use either first and last name or last name only, this is respectful ) a black student at Central High School has gone through many challenges during the first year of integration. (Plessey v. Ferguson act was a similar case of what Melba was going through, the act was stating that all people are separate but equal). Also Melba was going through much verbal and physical abuse during school. The verbal abuse of “Nigger, go home” was often what she would hear on a day-to-day bases (Beals 99). The physical abuse happened often throughout her first year at Central. Physical abuse such as almost getting raped, her eyes burned by chemicals, slapped, kicked, and hit were part of her everyday life.

The foundation of the discrimination //Warriors Don’t Cry// is that when the Supreme Court ruled, “Brown v. The Board of Education”(separate schools for whites are illegal), whites reacted badly to this. They had discriminated against all African Americans, and when 17 blacks were going to go to Central High it decreased to 9 rapidly because they were afraid to be attacked or hurt in any way. When Melba, 1 of the 9 kids transferring on the first day were attacked by a large mob of white people and the National Guard would not help the black students. So it was all in reaction to the fact that all separate white schools were illegal (Brown v. The Board of Education).

Melba, the author of her book, has an attitude of sadness but bravery that slowly unravels throughout the story. She’s trying to say that not only what everyone else says; that blacks aren’t accepted, but also that if they really put their mind to something, they can succeed in slowly changing peoples feelings for them. Her success over the past year was demonstrated by her saying “thank you” to her attackers whenever they abused or discriminated against her, showing the people of Little Rock she had the upper hand (Beals). The only thing you can achieve from this discrimination and pain is that it all comes down to one conclusion; that we are all one. This is the thesis because it gives a conclusion to a fighting cause that is affected by many.

The fact that all these unfortunate were unaccepted in this school because in general society relates to so may people that have been abused or bullied. Of course racism was toward more a general population, because bullying is mostly against one or a few “poor souls” (Beals). What matters more is the outcome of these people. Some blacks had died due to segregation and racism and some people nowadays as well, but suicide also occurred and still does, but those who can be strong and can fight for success and those are the ones who never fall into drugs, murders, ect. They survive.

The best advice you can get from this reading is that no matter the circumstances, whatever you want to accomplish, you can. In the end, everyone is equal and that makes the difference. Melbas story ends in a positive way even though she started out being one of the most hated people in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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