(Here is another article written by one of my students. They had to write something about their favorite "freedom fighter".)

Freedom fighter Melba Patillo Beales was a 15 year-old girl that was part of a group called the "Little Rock Nine".

The Little Rock Nine of Little Rock, Arkansas, was a group of nine black highschool students who were the first in their state to desegregate the all-white central highschool. The students endured attacks everyday from students and parents who were outraged by the desegregation of the central highschool.

In fact the safety of the nine students was in so much danger that each member of the Little Rock Nine was assigned a soldier by the President Eisenhower for protection. the story of the Little Rock Nine was documented by Melba Patillo Beales in her book "Warriors don't cry".

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