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Soon, the phone began to ring off the hook with people saying that they were on melbas side. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Melba, the narrator and author, explains that the group, called the little rock nine, is visiting central high school in little rock. Warriors dont cry book central arkansas library system. Warriors dont cry begins when melba and eight other black men and women in their forties return to their home state of arkansas to meet the thengovernor, bill clinton.
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