Warriors don't cry By facebooker_100000445215217 May 17, 1954 Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas that separate public schools for whites and blacks were illegal Period: May 17, 1954 to Oct 23, 1987 Warriors Don't Cry timeline May 24, 1955 Little Rock adopted a plan to limit integration Feb 8, 1956 NAACP filed to make schools integrate immediately Sep 3, 1957 Judge orders integration Sep 25, 1957 101st Airborne Division sent to Little Rock Oct 15, 1957 Half of Division went back to Kentucky Nov 19, 1957 101st Division sent back to Kentucky Feb 18, 1958 One of the nine black students expelled Apr 2, 1958 Melba meets Link May 1, 1958 Melba's mther is fired from her job May 27, 1958 End of School Year Jan 1, 1962 Melba attends San Francisco State University