Warriors Don't Cry Research

The play comes from the same name memoir Warriors Don’t Cry written by Dr. Melba. In this memoir, she tells about her self’s story of being one of the first nine black students who attend white students’ school. When Melba was still a high school girl, black students and white students were being separated in different school. To prevent permanent segregation and resist, Arkansas started to implement no segregation at Central High school at Little Rock. But things didn’t goes well. Many people used violence to stop these nine African American students to go to Central High School so the Federal Court arranged army to protect them. These nine students had a significant meaning to the NAACP and the human rights of black people. These students life was in danger. Melba was not even allowed to open door when she’s at home, and all of the Little Rock Nine were bullied. At the same time, NAACP was also working hard for black people’s rights. However, there is a white student, whose name is Link, protected Melba from other’s bulling and became friends with her. Their second year is even harder: Governor Faubus shuts down all of Little Rock's high schools. Melba was sent to California and then went to college in 1960. At the same time the integration was opened again but only two of the black students were readmitted. Melba went to study in San Francisco State University and met her future husband John who is a white soldier. They married and had a daughter. But the marriage didn’t last long. Seven years after their daughter was born, they delivered. John wanted a housewife but Melba wanted to be a reporter, and she really done it.