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Melba Describes something his grandmother had told him that had influenced him as an adult in the beginning of the book.

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"to behave in a way that pleases Mother and Grandma" pg 156
she wants to be strong and happy for her family.

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pg 103 "At one point, they started passing notes back and fourth. When one was passed to me, I opened it. "Nigger go home" it read. I looked at it without emotion, folded it neatly, and put it aside." The white children were bullying the black children. It cause a conflict however, the black children were scared to stick up for themselves.

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Melba Describes the gratitude he had for his parents and people who tried to help them, but within the walls of the school they were treated like the lowest.

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Melba talks about how how he so badly wants to meet the governor. He feels strongly that white children should not go to school with him.

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pg 121, "They're hanging a ni***r, just like we're gonna hang you" This shows truth because this man is being truthful even though it is not a good kind of truth.

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"By New Years Eve, I only thought about Central High perhaps every other hour. pg 156
she is starting to be comfortable going to school and even getting excited

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"We raced for the telephone, delighted with the people saying they were on our side" pg 208.
I chose this because it shows that they were brave enough to answer the phone but they wanted to hear some encouragment.

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"I saw a man following us, yelling, They're getting away! Those n*****s are getting away!(Pg 38)" A man processed to chase Melba after shouting these harmful words. Four other man joined out of hatred for African-Americans.