Melba Pattillo Beals
Walihudhuria Mann Arts and Science Magnet Middle School|Horace Mann High School in Little Rock, an all-black high school, Patillo aligundua kuwa hakupata elimu bora sawa na wenzao katika Shule ya Upili ya Kati. Patillo kisha alijitolea kuhamia Shule ya Upili ya Wazungu  na wanafunzi wengine wanane weusi kutoka Horace Mann na Shule ya Upili ya Dunbar Junior huko Little Rock.