Melba Patillo Beals
Journalist

Melba Patillo Beals Net Worth

Melba Patillo Beals was born on December 7, 1941 in Little Rock, AR. She is an American author and journalist who was a member of the Little Rock Nine, the first group of students to integrate Central High in Little Rock, Arkansas. Beals was a pioneer in the civil rights movement and has written several books about her experiences. She continues to be an advocate for civil rights and social justice.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day December 7, 1941
Birth Place Little Rock, AR
Age 82 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Sagittarius

💰 Net worth: $6 Million (2024)

About

American author and Journalist who was a member of the Little Rock Nine, the first group of students who integrated Central High in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Before Fame

She enrolled in Central High in 1957, where she faced much hostility and eventually had to change schools when Central High shut down for two years.

Trivia

She published two books about her experience, Warriors Don't Cry and White is a State of Mind.

Family Life

She married John Beals, with whom she had two sons and one daughter.

Associated With

U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent in the 101st airborne to protect her and the other students from protestors at the high school.

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About the author

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