a, because it opened up the door for her to become a black student among white students at Central High School.
             Melba lived with her mother, father (who would leave when Melba turned 7, due to divorce), grandmother, and younger brother. Melba attended Horace Mann, a all-black school, and one day they passed around a paper for students to sign, if they wanted to go to Central High School. Melba graciously signed her name on the paper and was chosen as one of the 17 students to attend the school, soon after many m
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