- Elizabeth Eckford is one of the Little Rock Nine, a group of African-American students who, in 1957, were the first black students ever to attend classes at Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas
| Born: | 04 October 1941 Comment | | How old is Elizabeth Eckford in 2024? / Age: | 82 years
| | Where was Elizabeth Eckford born? | Little Rock, Arkansas, US | | Zodiac sign: | Libra |
Elizabeth Eckford Net worth 2024 (estimated)
| | How much is Elizabeth Eckford worth? | Under review
| | Nationality: | American | | Hair color: | Black | | Eyes color: | Black |
Elizabeth Eckford facts
- The integration came as a result of Brown v
- Board of Education of Topeka
- Elizabeth's public ordeal was captured by press photographers on the morning of September 4, 1957, after she was prevented from entering the school by the Arkansas National Guard
- A dramatic snapshot by Johnny Jenkins (UPI) showed the young girl being followed and threatened by an angry white mob; this and other photos of the day's startling events were circulated around the US and the world by the print press
- The most famous photo of the event was taken by Will Counts of the Arkansas Democrat
- His image was the unanimous selection for a 1958 Pulitzer Prize, but since the story had earned the Arkansas Gazette two other Pulitzer Prizes already, the Prize was awarded to another photographer for a pleasant photograph of a two-year-old boy in Washington, D
- C
- A different photo taken by Counts of Alex Wilson, a black reporter for the Memphis Tri-State Defender being beaten by the angry mob in Little Rock the same day, was chosen as the "News Picture of the Year" for 1957 by the National Press Photographers Association
- This image by Counts prompted President Dwight D
- Eisenhower to send federal troops to Little Rock
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Last update: 17 February 2017
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