Elizabeth Eckford

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Elizabeth Eckford (born October 1941) is one of the African American students known as the Little Rock Nine. On September 4, 1957, she and eight other African American students attempted to enter Little Rock Central High School, which had previously only accepted white students. They were stopped at the door by Arkansas National Guard troops called up by Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus. They tried again without success to attend Central High on September 23, 1957. Wikipedia
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    Elizabeth Ann Eckford made history as a member of the Little Rock Nine , the nine African-American students who desegregated Little Rock Central High School in 1957. The image of fifteen-year-old Eckford, walking alone through a screaming mob in front of
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    A photograph of Elizabeth Eckford , taken the first day the Little Rock Nine attempted to enter Central High School, has become a symbol of the civil rights struggle. The photo, taken by Will Counts of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, depicts hostile white
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