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The girls’ vice-principal at Central High School. Melba remembers Mrs. Huckaby’s emphasis on “fair play” and how she protected Melba and other members of the Little Rock Nine from further abuse, such as having them sit in her office during some school events in which their safety could be in peril. However, Melba recalls instances in which Mrs. Huckaby underestimated the severity of the abuse that the black students suffered or accused them of exaggerating.
Mrs. Elizabeth Huckaby Quotes in Warriors Don’t Cry
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Chapter 17
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Meanwhile Mrs. Huckaby, the woman I considered to be somewhat near fair and rational about the whole situation, had lapsed back into her attitude of trying to convince me there was nothing going on […]. I was seeing things; was I being too sensitive; did I have specific details? When she stopped behaving in a reasonable way, she took away the only point of reference I had […]. I supposed that she must be under an enormous weight and doing her best […]. But once again I had to accept the fact that I shouldn’t be wasting my time or energy hoping anyone would listen to my reports. I was on my own.
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Mrs. Elizabeth Huckaby Quotes in Warriors Don’t Cry
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Chapter 17
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Meanwhile Mrs. Huckaby, the woman I considered to be somewhat near fair and rational about the whole situation, had lapsed back into her attitude of trying to convince me there was nothing going on […]. I was seeing things; was I being too sensitive; did I have specific details? When she stopped behaving in a reasonable way, she took away the only point of reference I had […]. I supposed that she must be under an enormous weight and doing her best […]. But once again I had to accept the fact that I shouldn’t be wasting my time or energy hoping anyone would listen to my reports. I was on my own.
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