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Brown vs Board of Education
The Supreme Court ruled that segregation was illegal, -
Melba Almost Got Raped By the White Man
As Melba entered the permission field, she sank deep into her thoughts,but a few steps past the big tree at the path she heard a sound.There was a man who calling her and at last he was tring to rape her.Then she was saved by the Marissa. -
Newspaper said that little Rock School had adopted a plan to limit the integretion.
Its dangerous for the black to integrate with the whites.So, the board limit the students to integrate with Central High School. -
Melba Signs up for Integration
After seeing that her parents were helpless to defend her against predudice that white people had against blacks, Melba decided to volunteer for integration in Little Rock Central Hiigh School when it implements integration in1957. -
Melba's Realization
Melba began to realize that her grandmother was right. Black people were stretching out to knock down the fences of segregation. -
NACCP filed suit in federal district court tomake the schools integrate immediately
This day federal district court make the integration immediately. -
Official Admission to Central High School
The schhold district informs melba's parents that she was accepted into Little Rock Central High School in the coming school year.Everyone in the family becomes upset and afraid for Melba.Grandmother India confirms that Melba's becoming one of the Litttle Rock Nine is the reason why she survived her head infection when she was ababy. -
First Day at Central High School
Melba is driven to school by her mother.they could not get into the schhol because of the number of protesters in the school grounds.Elizabeth Eckford had cama alone to the school and was being heckled an insulted by the protesters. She could not go inside the school since the Arkansas National Guard refused to let through .She is forced to walk to a bus stop and her mother chased away by asmall mob and they nearly got beaten up.they got away in their car but they had to drive around before g -
Faubus Goes to Court
The governor of Arkansas files a case in court to appeal for the suspention of integration in Arkansas schools.Little Rock nine does not get to go to Central Hs yet. -
Faubus is defeated
Little Rock Central High School is directed by the court to proceed with integration. The police are directed to keep peace. Faubas is afraid that people may get hurt. -
101 st Airborne Troop Arrive in Little Rock
1200 soldiers from National Army came to Little Rock to make sure that integration proceeds. Melba's parents are visited by the president's messengers to encourage them to send Melba to school. -
First Day inside Central High School
MELBA AND THE REST OF THE LR9 MET AT AN ASSEMBLY POINT AND THEY WERE ESCORTED TO THE BUILDING BY THE SOLDIERS. WHEN THEY GOT INSIDE THEY WERE ASSIGHED A BODYGUARD EACH. THEY WENT TO ALL THEIR CLASSES. -
Dynamite
Someone threw a lit stick of dynamite into the stairwell where Melba and Danny were.Melba also attented a pep rally on this day and someone tried to choke her. -
National Guard Back in Central
101st Airborne was not in Little Rock Central National Guardsmen were there.Melba was attacked with flaming wards of paper to prevent her from entering the girl's bathroom. -
Acid in the face
A boy ran up to melba with a small and spray liquid over her face. it turned out to be acid. Danny ran over to her and put her face over running water to wash it away.He saved her from blindness. -
1/2 of 101 st Airborne Go Home
Half of the soldiers of the 101 st aAirborne left Little Rock -
All of the Soldiers Go Home
After Thanksgiviivg all of the soldiers leave and the LR9 lose their bodyguards . National Guard keeps the peace. -
Minniejean Gets Suspended
A group of students were taunting Minniejean in the cafeteria while she was holding her tray of food. She lost her balance and spilled chili all over two students.She was taken by a school official to the ofice and suspended. Slogans of "one nigger down, eight to go" floated around.