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Analysis Of Melba Beals 'Warriors Don' T Cry

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When somebody does something bad or illegal, there are consequences; Whether it results in karma, punishments, or even a jail sentence, these consequences are solely based upon our actions, or, at least we would hope. In the book Warriors Don’t Cry by Melba Pattillo Beals, we learn that our actions do have repercussions, but we also learn that those of which we receive can be unjust and biased. The memoir follows the true story of Pattillo Beals, one of the nine original black students to integrate into Little Rock Central High School, in 1957 Arkansas. Throughout her journey, she and her fellow colored peers receive relentless hate and unjust treatment from both students and school staff. Minnijean is Melba's closest friend in the group. Minnijean is eventually expelled from Central high for "fighting". In actuality she dropped her tray, from which a bowl of chili splashed on to two white boys. The boys had been harassing her and their actions put Minnijean off balance, causing her to spill the chili. A white male later decides to do unto Minnijean as she had done to the two male students and the “ boy doused …show more content…

This is an issue that’s affecting hundreds of thousands of lives and families, yet nobody’s speaking up. Although I am a privileged, white, and female living in Middleton, Wisconsin, I am affected by the disgust of this subject. A change needs to be made, and I hope to eventually be the change this issue needs. I chose to educate myself about the racial inequality in not only history and throughout the Civil Rights Movement, but also what’s going on now. Personally, I hope to have a career revolving around crime whether that be being a detective, a paralegal, a police officer, or anything in between. This issue from the 1950’s should not have ever happened in the first place, and should definitely not still be with us in

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