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- Melba stops to use the restroom Danny stays outside. Melba encounters a girl who tells her that there is no sign marked “Colored” on the door
- GO HOME
- Where are the others? Maybe they went looking for me
- There isn't a sign that says "colored' here.
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- we got you all for our self nobody can come save you not even that black lover solider
- i should just ignore them they're just trying to poke at me.
- Melba is sitting at a table alone but some boys start getting closer to her than usual which is suspicious. Now they are trying to avenge for what Minnijean did with the chili soup.
- Alone huh? You're ours now
- *snikers* he hah
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- why are this boys coming so close to me?
- oh noo.. minnijean
- As Minnijean is being tormented by a group of white boys, she accidentally dropped her tray of chili on one of them; this incident will lead to immediate punishment towards Minnijean and will give the segregationist a reason to kick her out.
- YOU!! I'M GONNA GET YOU FOR THIS
- I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do that.
- This scene is important because it shows how Danny cannot protect Melba from verbal harassment of the white Girls just as he can't protect her from the white boys that want to assert their white supremacy.
- In this scene Melba was walking through the hallway with her bodyguard Danny when out of nowhere someone threw acid at Melba's eyes. Danny grabbed her by her ponytail and threw water in her eyes. This action saved her from going blind.
- This scene is important because it shows the consistent bullying and they push the black students to defend themselves even though they were told not to retaliate. The black students have trauma.
- In this scene Melba was being thrown items but one of the item's was a ball wrapped in paper Melba had remember that her grandmother taught her that when the segregationist attack she should act as though theyve done something nice.
- *unwraps paper* a golf ball? wait i remember what my grandma taught me.
- This is important because you see injustice being done to the black student and one mistake could led to them being suspended even though the white students have been doing violent acts against them.
- Melba takes control of the situation by not giving the boys the reaction they had expected Melba to give instead Melba had taken her grandmother's advice.
- has she lost her mind?
- It's just beautiful, thank you. It's just what i need
- This scene is important because it shows that the segregationist will go to extreme length with violence just to stop integration. The racism that happened in central are scene in these violent acts.
- its important to have a strong mindset in this situations and its good that Melba's family is supporting her through out which is why Melba has the courage to be strong.
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- This scene is Important becauseit shows how its best to not use violence or initiating fights as a way to fight back because fighting back only gives the segregationist control over you.
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