Warriors Don't Cry Final Flashcards
(31 cards)
Grandma India
Grandma India is one of the most influential figures in Melba’s life. She is a deeply religious woman who provides Melba with a deep sense of purpose.
- It is Grandma India who tells Melba that warriors don’t cry and always gives advice for school
Howell
Melba’s father, not fully apart of her life, but looks out for her and her family
- Calls Melba’s family telling them that she was chosen for integration
Conrad
Melba’s younger brother.
Mr Waylon
A white grocer who mainly serves black customers.
- Mr. Waylan overcharged them by twenty-two dollars. This act prompted anger from Melba’s father until Grandma India quietly commanded him not to react.
Kowtow
means to bow down
Kathy & Rhonda
childhood friends of melba who live on her street
- ignored her waving and give a disapproving glance, after being chosen for integration
Brown vs Board of education
the Supreme Court ruled that separating children in public schools on the basis of race was unconstitutional.
Daisy Bates
The state president of the NAACP in Little Rock and own the Arkansas State Press
- she was a mentor to the little rock 9
-Hosts the Thanksgiving dinner in which Melba makes a joke earning her negative attention
Mr. Higginbottom
Grandma India’s shotgun
Virgil Blossom
The superintendent of Little Rock’s schools.
- Despite the pleas of concerned parents and students alike, he does nothing to protect the Little Rock Nine.
- Doesn’t let the kids into school the first days
Vince
Melba’s crush who later asks her to date.
- Vince brings a rose to their first date to church and dinner
- Melba and Vince have little in common in the end
President Eisenhoower
President of the United States
- He demanded that Governor Faubus carry out the order of the Supreme Court to integrate Central High School without interference.
Philander Smith
A community college, where the little rock nine studied while troubles with integration were arising
Gov. Fraubus
The Governor of Arkansas and a segregationist.
- Faubus is against integration and does little to protect the Little Rock 9
Minnijean
Melba’s closest friend in the Little Rock Nine, Minnijean lives one block away from Melba.
- Get’s suspended due to “accidentally” spilling chili on a group of boys blocking her way
Tom Harper
Tom Harper, one of Governor Faubus’s attorney
- When Melba wanted to meet Gov. face to face Tom is there instead
Mrs. Huckaby
The girls’ vice-principal at Central High School.
- allowed for members of the little rock nine to sit in her office if there safety was in peril
- instances in which she had told Melba/Little Rock nine that they were exaggerating about the abuse towards them
Jess Matthews
The principal of Central High School.
- When meeting the Little Rock Nine has a frown towards them
Mrs. Pickwick
Melba’s shorthand teacher.
- Mrs. Pickwick has kindness and sympathy toward Melba and warns hostile students against saying anything inappropriate to her.
Gene Smith
The Assistant Chief of the Little Rock Police Department.
- He helps the Little Rock Nine exit school safely, escaping the angry mob.
Thurgood Marshall
An attorney for the NAACP and the chief attorney in the Brown v. Board of Education case.
- Helps the Little Rock Nine integrate into CH
Danny
– A soldier in the 101st Airborne Division
- He offers protection to Melba within the school,
- Inspires Melba to be like a warrior and to stand up for herself
- “Warriors Survive” he tells Melba
Andy
A white student who is vicious towards Melba and constantly harasses her
- Chases her around with a switchblade
Link
A white student who befriends Melba and warns her about attacks
-Helps her escape attack by giving her his car keys to drive away
-Liked Melba and when he finds out she is to marry a white man he cuts off all connections
