in 1957 melba pattillo turned sixteen that also she became a warrior on the front line of a civil rights firestorm.

the day the supreme court ruled in brown v. board of education of topeka kansas that separte public schools for white and blacks were illegal

Mar 17, 1954

the newspapers said the little rock school board had adopted a plan to limit integration to centeral high school

May 24, 1955

melba pattillo turned sixteen that also year she became warrior on the front line of acivil rights firestorm

Jun 1, 1957

tuesday afternoon school superintendent virgil blossom called ameeting of the nine of us stuudint and our folks

Sep 3, 1957

a week after our first attempt to get into central i was still rushing to get each mornings newspaper to read about the peopel who gathered daliy in fron of the school to see that we didnt get in.

Sep 11, 1957

it thursday she have abodyguard to save and protect her from the peopl in the school

Sep 26, 1957

she prepared myself to speak to 250 studint gathered for central high school early morning chapel service.

Nov 25, 1957