Warriors Don't Cry is not particularly well-written, but man-oh-man the topic and historical context are gripping (Did you like that "man-oh-man? Classy and good writing if I do say so myself.) I cried time and again as I read Ms. Beals horrifying encounters with the racist bigots of her time. I found that I had romanticized the elements of the integration of LIttle Rock that I did know. For example, I assumed that with the involvement of the 101st Airborne, all had been put right. I, shamefully, did not realize that the harassment, intimidation, and racism was YEAR LONG and so bad that the students could not return to school the next year. I felt inspired and humbled by Ms. Beals (and the rest of the LIttle Rock gang). Their quite virtue will stay with me as I think about my own commitment to my ideals and principles.