Little Rock Nine Integration Autograph Melba Beals Memoir Signed Book

by MELBA BEALS

$222 · Offered by eBay

Author: Beals, Melba Pettillo; Rubenstein, Julie (editor), Title: Warriors Don't Cry : A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High HARDCOVER WITH DUSTJACKET IN LIKE VG CONDITION SIGNE AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR MELBA BEALS To SharonWhose spirit shinesThrough her smileMelba Beals Melba Joy Patillo Beals is an American journalist and educator who was a member of the Little Rock Nine, a group of black students who were the first to racially integrate Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Melba Joy Patillo Beals (née Pattillo; born December 7, 1941) is an American journalist and educator who was a member of the Little Rock Nine, a group of black students who were the first to racially integrate Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. Early life and education Born on December 7, 1941, Beals grew up in a family that prioritized education. Her mother, Lois Marie Pattillo, was one of the first black graduates of the University of Arkansas in 1954 who worked as a middle school English teacher. Her father, Howell Pattillo, worked for the Missouri Pacific Railroad. Beals' brother, Conrad S. Pattillo, served as U.S. Marshal of the Eastern District of Arkansas during the Clinton administration.[1] High school education Main article: Little Rock Nine While attending Horace Mann High School in Lit

• Condition: Fine

Found via Rare Books Intel, a search across rare-book dealers, auction houses and marketplaces worldwide.