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Elizabeth Eckford
Elizabeth Ann Eckford was one of Little Rock Nine, a group of African-American college students who, in 1957, were the first black students to take classes at previously all-skin Little Rock Central High School. White in Little Rock, Arkansas. The coming integration is the result of Brown v. Board of Education. The public ordeal in Eckford was photographed by press photographers on the morning of September 4, 1957, after being banned from the school by the Arkansas National Guard. An impressive United Press snapshot of Johnny Jenkins shows the girl being followed and intimidated by an angry white crowd; This photo and other surprising events of the day were reported in the press in the US and around the world. The most famous photograph of this event was taken by Will Counts of the Democrat of Arkansas.
BornElizabeth Ann Eckford, October 04, 1941, Little Rock, Arkansas, US
Alma materKnox College (HonD), Central State University (BA)
MovementCivil rights movement
ChildrenErin Eckford & Calvin Oliver
Parent(s)Oscar & Birdie Eckford

About Elizabeth Eckford

Civil Rights Leader Elizabeth Eckford was born on October 4, 1941 in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States (She's 83 years old now).

In 1957, Eckford and eight other African-American teenagers and members of the Little Rock Nine made history by entering the previously segregated Little Rock Central High School.

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Elizabeth Eckford before becoming famous

Elizabeth Eckford was born in the Zodiac sign Libra (The Scales), and 1941 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Serpent (蛇).

The Arkansas National Guard refused to let her in on her first day at Little Rock Central. She subsequently attended the high school under military protection mandated by President Eisenhower; nevertheless, she suffered numerous incidents of racially-motivated violence.

Achievement of Elizabeth Eckford

She graduated from Central State University in Ohio with a bachelor's degree in history and went on to serve in the United States Army.

Elizabeth Eckford's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Birdie and Oscar Eckford raised her in Little Rock, Arkansas. Her son Erin, who was mentally ill, was tragically shot and killed by police in 2003.

Elizabeth Eckford Collabed with

She was one of the Little Rock Nine, along with Civil Rights Leader Terrence Roberts.

Elizabeth Eckford Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Elizabeth Eckford updated on March 17 2023.