Prejudice will always be prevalent in one way or another. If feelings of racial superiority are allowed to fester, they can eventually become strong enough to push people to radical action. The Little Rock Nine is a group of nine African-American students who decided to take a stand and take a big step toward breaking down the walls of segregation. Despite obvious opposition, their determination and courage set in motion a series of events that accelerated the progress of integration in the United States. The lessons learned from these young children will forever be applicable to our lives past, present and future. In the town of Little Rock, Arkansas, nine African-American children from similar backgrounds were linked together by destiny. They would embark on the most difficult journey life could throw at them. They would be united by a common goal, to be part of the NAACP's plan to integrate Little Rock Central High School and receive a high school education like any other white person. They would face hatred and prejudice in its cruelest forms. All these things can be described in the short video. However, by enduring these atrocities, these children would learn and teach lessons that will never be forgotten. Melba Patillo Beals was one of the Little Rock Nine. Throughout her first semester at Little Rock Central High School, she was constantly physically and verbally harassed. She became numb to reality because the girl in her was too afraid to face reality and she became a warrior. During one instance of bullying, Melba remembered her mother's words about not wanting to retaliate but thanking the students who were bullying her. This idea of ​​turning the...... middle of paper ......mwysocki/images/littlerock/statecap.jpg [Untitled photograph of soldiers blocking Little Rock Nine]. Retrieved April 4, 2011 from: http://www.upa.pdx.edu/IMS/currentprojects/TAHv3/Content/Graphics/Little_Rock_Nine_Blocked.jpg [Untitled photograph of Elizabeth Eckford alone in a crowd]. Retrieved April 4, 2011 from: http://abagond.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/1957-09-04.jpg Tiger, GD (1957, September 19). The central hub is thrust into the national spotlight as it faces integration. the Tiger, p. 1. Burks, B. M. (1957). JournalUnknown, . (Photographer). (2007). Little Rock Nine (CBS News). [Internet]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyM5MFZ3ciIUnknown, (2007). The Little Rock Nine from Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas [Web]. Available at http://www.5min.com/Video/The-Little-Rock-Nine-from-Little-Rock-Central-High-School-in-Arkansas-119996038