On September 4, 1957, Eckford and eight other African American students (known as the Little Rock Nine) made an unsuccessful attempt to enter Little Rock Central High School, which had been segregated.

Sep 1, 2017 · It was the first day of school in Little Rock, Arkansas, and Elizabeth Eckford, also 15 and the girl Bryan was screaming at, was headed to class at Little Rock Central High School.

Mar 25, 2024 · 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.

Jan 5, 2015 · One of the students, Elizabeth Eckford, could not be reached and was therefore not informed of the plan. This is her story. After the Federal Judge ordered integration in Little Rock, Arkansas, the "Little Rock Nine" prepared for their first day at Central High School.

Jan 29, 2010 · The Little Rock Nine were a group of nine Black students who enrolled at formerly all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in September 1957.

Sep 19, 2017 · Civil rights activist Elizabeth Eckford was born on October 4, 1941 in Little Rock, Arkansas to Oscar Eckford, Jr. and Birdie Eckford. She attended Horace Mann High School and transferred to Little Rock Central High School in 1957 as one of the Little Rock Nine.

When nine young African American people called “The Little Rock Nine” registered for Central High in the capital of Little Rock, Governor Faubus mobilized the National Guard under the auspices of preserving the peace. In reality, the troops were to keep the black students out.

Sep 4, 2024 · Elizabeth Eckford is one of the "Little Rock Nine," a group of African American students who played a pivotal role in the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas, USA, during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s.

Jan 20, 2024 · Elizabeth Eckford, a native of Little Rock, has long been remembered as one of nine students who desegregated Little Rock Central High School during a violent political and physical standoff with armed troops and an angry white mob during the fall of 1957.

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.