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A member of this group described having flaming paper dropped on her in a bathroom stall in the memoir Warriors Don't Cry. Will Counts took the "scream image" of a member of this group, Elizabeth Eckford. (20[1])Virgil Blossom's "Blossom Plan" led to an event (20[1])involving members (20[1])of this group including Melba Beals and Ernest Green, whose consequences included the suit that led to Cooper v. Aaron six months later. (*) Paratroopers in the 101st Airborne Division were sent to protect this group by Dwight Eisenhower after Orval Faubus called in the National Guard, violating the ruling in Brown v. Board. For 10 points, what group of African-American students were initially blocked from entry to their Arkansas high school? ■END■

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