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Record five things that happen to Melba the first day she enters Central High School

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Melba's first day at Central High is September 4, 1957.

Melba and her mother are accosted by a mob of angry white people, "TWO, FOUR, SIX, EIGHT, WE AIN'T GONNA INTEGRATE!"

Soldiers with guns and bayonets are present at the school.

Governor Faubus called out the Arkansas National Guard determined to stop integration.

Melba and her mother are chased by white men carrying ropes.

A man rips the sleeve of Melba's mother's blouse.

A man tries to hit Melba with a tree branch.

Melba does not walk into the school that day, but she and her mother make it home safely.

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