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as Melba was walking back from school, a white man tried to lure her in to his car and then the man tried raping her, luckily, Marissa saved her by attacking the man from behind as he tried to rape her.

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A white man tried to lure Melba into his car "full of candy" He was upset and angry that blacks and whites would go to school together. He was so angry he was about to rape her. Marissa lucky saved herself and Melba.  Marissa saved herself and Melba from a hate crime.

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the whites and the blacks are all upset and about the court case

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Whites didn't want blacks going to schools with whites

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a big white man tried to kidknap Melba

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A white man tried to bribe her into getting in his car and then ran after her. He was yelling at her saying that he wan't going to let blacks go to school with his children. He pulled her down and he slapped her and he tried to rape her.

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There weren't many jobs for blacks

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The Teacher was terrified for her children safety. She wanted them to stay in groups so non of them were victims to hate and violence. After the teacher found out about the mixing of school, she was scared that her children would be killed by hate mobs and individuals who are willing to commit a hate crime to show their power, to show white supremacy .

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The whites would boast about how Little Rock had not had a hanging of a black person in 10 years. They also boasted about how they are almost equal which is not true.

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the white people boasted about how they haven't killed anyone in a while

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Melba's teacher was afraid for the children's safety

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The grocery store where the regularly bought food, the owner, overcharged them for food for a reason that made no scence. The obvious reason was because they were black, and he was white.

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Melba and her family had to pay more at the store for less fresh products because of her race

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the man overcharged the black people

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The white man overcharged the family on their groceries and for bad food

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blacks were charged much more for bad food than whites were charged for good food

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The white man overcharged them when they went shopping, and the man yelled at them when they confronted him. This was all for bad food

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the blacks in the store could not speak up against the white grocer

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most of the people in the store were black

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Melba notices the oppression of whites

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gramma had to work at white ladies houses.

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Melba was rejected from the merry go round because of the color of her skin

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young melba saved up her money so that she could go on the merry-go-round only to find out that she could not go on simply because she was black

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young melba saved up her money so that she could go on the merry-go-round only to find out that she could not go on simply because she was black

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Mother didn't talk back to the rude nurse because her Daddy's job was at stake

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Melba was not allowed on the merry - go - round

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Melba saved up her money to go on the all white marry go round and the curator yelled at her to get away

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the white doctors and nurses would not treat Melba because she was black

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The nurses and doctors would not treat black people.
Black people were not allowed to ride the merry-go-round.

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1. Doctors and nurses wouldn't help them because they were black
2. Melba was not allowed to ride merry-go-round because she was black
3. The family was charged extra and was yelled at about it because they tried to say something about it
4. very few jobs available for blacks and the jobs that were available did not give good pay
5. Melba is sexually assaulted because she is black and the white man thinks he has power over her and that the supreme court can't control him.

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doctors and nurses wouldn't examine Melba

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In the hospital when her mom wanted help to save her baby, the nurses and doctors did not care, they would rather stand back then help. They knew what to do but did not help because they were black.

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doctors wouldn't examine black people
All of the bathrooms/water fountains that are bad are used by blacks
Black people couldn't go on the merry go round
The only way to be free was to be white
The black families were expected to pay more than they spend

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-The doctors would not take Melba's mother seriously enough to realize that Melba was going to die soon if they didn't treat her again because the family was black.
-The segregation was so bad that Melba's father would rather be out in the air and free, than making more money for the family with a better job.
-The cost of the worse quality products for black people are one and a half times the cost of the good quality products that are for white people.
-Blacks didn't earn good wages even though they worked hard.
-A white man tried to rape innocent Melba because he was mad at the Supreme Court

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In the hospital when the white nurses and docters refused to treat melba while she was dying just because of her race.

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- blacks didn't have a say in their community. They are considered "second class citizens".
- In the grocery store, they were over charged by a lot of money and even though grandma approached the cashier calmly and spoke nicely to him, he still yelled at her in an angry voice.
- they weren't allowed to go to the same school as whites
- Marissa was a bully that picked on and hurt Melba.
- A white man almost kidnapped and rapped Melba because she was black and he thought he had the power to hurt her because the Supreme Court couldn't control him. He wanted to show that he had the power by hurting an innocent girl.

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She was told she wasn't allowed on the merry-go-round

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The baby had surgery and the doctors and nurses just gave her epsom salt instead of helping her. They said that it's not their responsibility to care for a black baby.

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The doctor not irrigating Melba's head with epsom salts because she is black
Not being allowed to go on the merry-go-round
They were overcharged on a bill but when they spoke up, the grocer yelled at them and embarrassed them
Melba's family was charged one and a half times more for older food
City officials bragged about not having a lynching in at least 10 years
A white man beat Melba and tried to rape her

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the doctor would not treat Melba with the epsom salts

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P.2: The Doctors didn't examine Melba because they didn't care
P.3: The Nurse didn't give Melba the Epson salts
P.3: If Melba's mother had talked back to the nurse, Melba's father could have lost his job.
P.4: Melba was not allowed to ride the merry-go-round even though she could pay.
P.7: All the black adults live with apprehension because of being oppressed by whites.
P.9: Melba's family was overcharged by 22 dollars when they went to the store.
P.10: Black families paid more for low quality food then white families do for fresh foods.
P.13: Melba's teacher dismissed the class because she knew that something very bad could happen.
P.14: It's considered good not having a Klan hanging in 10 years.
P.14/15: Most black people have bad, low paying jobs.
P.16: The white man tried to rape Melba because he didn't want any black children in school with his children.
P. 18: Melba's parents can't even call the police because of racism.
P.19: The local government is waiting two years before they integrate.
P.19: White men are saying that they won't integrate.
P.20: Governor Faubus, whom the black community trusted, refused to integrate Central High.
P.21: Melba is surprised by a place where even everyone is equal.
P.25: A woman is attacked regularly because she supports the black community.
P.25: The students who will be integrating receive threats.
P.28: Sending the National Guard to stop integration? That's just horrible.
P.28: More death threats. This is disgusting.
P.29/30: They cannot even attempt to try and integrate.
P.30: Hate calls.
P.31: People from faraway states are coming to halt integration?

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The dirty water fountains, the bad bathrooms, and backs of buses were labeled "Colored"

Blacks get the hand-me-downs of the whites

The whites markup the prices of things for blacks

Whites bully blacks for no reason

Blacks get lower payments & worse jobs

Whites still believe that they have the power over blacks.

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The doctors wouldn't help Melba because she's black. They also didn't give her the Epson salts.

Plus, at the fair the man wouldn't let her ride the merry go round even though she had enough money.
There were signs on the bad water  fountains that said "colored".
Mr. Waylan overcharged them at the store, and Melba's family couldn't stop the man.
The black people had topay 1 1/2 times the price for old food than the white people's fresh food.
The white people thought they were very nice to black people because there hadn't been a hanging in ten years.
The white man TRIED to rape Melba because he didn't want black kids to go to school with his daughter. Revenge for Supreme Court case ruling.

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example of segregation