The next day, in the Sunday paper, I saw a pitiful closeup photograph of Elizabeth, walking alone in

The next day, in the Sunday paper, I saw a pitiful closeup photograph of Elizabeth, walking alone in front of Central on that first day of integration. It pained my insides to see, once again, the twisted, scowling white faces with open mouths jeering, clustered about my friend’s head like bouquets of grotesque flowers. –Warriors Don’t Cry, Melba Pattillo Beals Decide if each word from the passage has a positive, negative, or neutral connotation. Pitiful: Walking: Scowling: Jeering: