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Warriors Don't Cry: The Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High
enlarge	Author: Melba Patillo Beals Publisher: Simon Pulse Category: Book List Price: ~~Ł3.56~~ Buy New: Ł0.74 You Save: Ł2.82 (79%) New (15) Used (6) from Ł0.74 Rating: 26 reviews Sales Rank: 695045 Media: Mass Market Paperback Reading Level: Young Adult Number Of Items: 1 Pages: 240 Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3 Dimensions (in): 7 x 4 x 0.9 ISBN: 1416948821 Dewey Decimal Number: 379.263092 EAN: 9781416948827 ASIN: 1416948821 Publication Date: July 24, 2007 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days Shipping: International shipping available Condition: New book. WE USE PRIORITY AIRMAIL ONLY for books from the USA. UK & European delivery is 7-10 days. Over 2,000,000 books sold to Amazon customers


Customer Reviews: Read 21 more reviews... Eye Opener. December 14, 2004 2 out of 2 found this review helpful Having recently finished an OU course in American studies which fired my desire to learn more about the history of the fight for Civil Rights, I picked up this book at the airport. I've never had more respect for the strength of people's determination to seek equality. This book is made even more poignant that it took 9 teenagers to make a difference. Beals details the barbaric ways in which she and her fellow students were tortured by their classmates and how authority figures allowed this to happen. In contrast, there is eternal gratitude shown to people such as 'Dan' and 'Link' who went that extra mile to make life for Beals as safe and normal as they could. I urge anyone seeking a first hand account of life in the Deep South in the 1950's to read this book. It made a big impact on me for sure. Heart-Wrenching August 9, 1999 1 out of 1 found this review helpful I thought this book was difficult to read, but quite necessary. It was eye-opening for me to realize that so many people were violently outspoken and in their opposition to integrating public schools. The battle is not yet over as so many cities in America have yet to fully integrate. As a matter of fact, many cities have chosen to not even attempt to make schools equal in terms of facilities and qualified staff (read Savage Inequalities by Kozol). Thank God for the strength these youth had to endure such a nightmarish experience and the courage the author had to write about it. An eye-opening read July 28, 1999 1 out of 1 found this review helpful I had no idea how cruel and severe discrimination was until I read this book. Even Ms. Beal's final version of the book is toned down in terms of violence, for the sake of her readers. "Warriors Don't Cry" has given me a new respect for those who struggle for equality. Wisdom everyone should live with is contained in this book June 10, 1999 In this compelling story about the integration of Arkansas' Central High School, the author recalls her chilling memories of the violence she and the other children of the "Little Rock Nine" endured. Beals was dowsed with acid, set afire, slapped, punched, kicked and frequently spat upon. Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus and other segregationists were active in getting the children to leave the school. These memoirs should be read by everyone seeking appreciation for life and co-existence. The stories should be retold to every child so they will also appreciate eachother and the price that was paid to achieve unification. I loved the book May 14, 1999 I thought it was a great book! It sometimes made you sad, and sometimes it made you so happy. I recemend this book.