| LC control no. | no2002087997 |
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| Personal name heading | Eckford, Elizabeth, 1941- |
| Located | Little Rock, Ark. |
| Birth date | 19411004 |
| Place of birth | Little Rock, Ark. |
| Affiliation | Central State University (Wilberforce, Ohio) |
| Profession or occupation | Journalist Teacher Welfare worker Probation officer |
| Found in | Gloria Tibbs' one woman show on Elizabeth Eckford] 2002: container (Elizabeth Eckford) Elizabeth and Hazel, c2011: CIP introd. (Elizabeth Eckford; eighth birthday in Oct. 1949) Encic. of Arkansas, www homepage, Apr. 8, 2011 (Elizabeth Ann Eckford; b. Oct. 4, 1941 ; 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 Central High School, propelled the crisis into the nation's living rooms and brought international attention to Little Rock) Wikipedia, via WWW, June 14, 2012 (b. Oct. 4, 1941 in Little Rock, Arkansas; B.A., History, Central State University in Ohio; served 5 years in the military; worked as a journalist, teacher, welfare worker, probation officer; lives in Little Rock) |
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