Reading Min.

For my reading minute I chose a novel titled, Warriors Don't Cry by Melba Pattillo Beals. This novel is about nine African American teenagers chosen to integrate Central High School in the year 1957. What I really find interesting is the author, Melba Beals, was one of the teenagers in the Little Rock Nine. What happened with the Little Rock Nine is these kids attempted to attend school and the Governor of Arkansas wouldn't allow it. Up until President Eisenhower got involved the teenagers weren't allowed to go to Central High. When President Eisenhower got involved he then took control and the students eventually got to integrate the high school. The Little Rock Nine has said to of influenced the African-American Civil Rights Movement, which abolished slavery.