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March Forward, Girl: From Young Warrior to Little Rock Nine (Audio CD) (Unabridged)
March Forward Girl From Young Warrior to Little Rock Nine - Audio CD - Unabridged Author:Melba Pattillo Beals, Janina Edwards (Narrator) Long before she was one of the Little Rock Nine, Melba Pattillo Beals was a warrior. Frustrated by the laws that kept African-Americans separate but very much unequal to whites, she had questions. Why couldn’t she drink from a "whites only" fountain? Why couldn’t she feel safe beyond home—or even within the walls of c... more »hurch? Adults all told her: Hold your tongue. Be patient. Know your place.
But Beals had the heart of a fighter -- and the knowledge that her true place was a free one.
Combined with emotive drawings and photos, this memoir paints a vivid picture of Beals’ powerful early journey on the road to becoming a champion for equal rights, an acclaimed journalist, a best-selling author, and the recipient of this country’s highest recognition, the Congressional Gold Medal.
Read by Janina Edwards. Audio CD (4 hours and 35 minutes)« less