Eckford, Elizabeth, 1941-

Authoritative Name:
Eckford, Elizabeth, 1941-
Biography:
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 Central High School, propelled the crisis into the nation's living rooms and brought international attention to Little Rock (Pulaski County). Eckford was awarded the prestigious Spingarn Medal by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), as were the rest of the Little Rock Nine and Daisy Bates, in 1958. In 1997, Elizabeth Eckford shared the Father Joseph Biltz Award (presented by the National Conference for Community and Justice) with Hazel Bryan Massery, a segregationist classmate who appears in the famous Will Counts photograph, and during the reconciliation rally of 1997, the two former adversaries made speeches together. In 1999, President Bill Clinton presented the nationÂ’s highest civilian award, the Congressional Gold Medal, to the members of the Little Rock Nine. She is currently a probation officer in Little Rock and is the mother of two sons. -- Encylopedia of Arkansas History and Culture.
Associated Subjects:
Eckford, Elizabeth, 1941-
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Elizabeth Eckford interviewed by Grif Stockley

Creator:
Eckford, Elizabeth, 1941-
Date of Original:
2002-09-04
Collection:
Butler Center for Arkansas Studies Audio Collection
Contributing Institution:
Butler Center for Arkansas Studies

Oscar Eckford interviewed by Grif Stockley

Creator:
Eckford, Oscar
Date of Original:
2002-11-21
Collection:
Butler Center for Arkansas Studies Audio Collection
Contributing Institution:
Butler Center for Arkansas Studies

Bill and Carole Sherman collection of clippings on Little Rock Central High School, 1995-1997

Creator:
Sherman, Bill
Sherman, Carole
Date of Original:
1995-10-07/1997-09-25
Collection:
Butler Center for Arkansas Studies Finding Aids Collection
Contributing Institution:
Butler Center for Arkansas Studies

Orval Faubus collection

Creator:
Faubus, Orval Eugene, 1910-1994
Central Arkansas Library System. Butler Center for Arkansas Studies. (Little Rock, Ark.)
Date of Original:
1929/1994
Collection:
Butler Center for Arkansas Studies Finding Aids Collection
Contributing Institution:
Butler Center for Arkansas Studies

Murals on 7th Street, Little Rock, Ark.

Creator:
Keckhaver, Michael
Date of Original:
2021-04-16
Collection:
Butler Center for Arkansas Studies Photographs Collection
Contributing Institution:
Butler Center for Arkansas Studies

FBI Interview of NBC Reporter Regarding Harassment of Elizabeth Eckford

Date of Original:
1957-09-06
Collection:
Land of (Unequal) Opportunity: Documenting the Civil Rights Struggle in Arkansas
Contributing Institution:
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Libraries

FBI Interview of NBC Reporter Regarding Harassment of Elizabeth Eckford

Date of Original:
1957-09-06
Collection:
Land of (Unequal) Opportunity: Documenting the Civil Rights Struggle in Arkansas
Contributing Institution:
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Libraries

FBI Interview of NBC Reporter Regarding Harassment of Elizabeth Eckford

Date of Original:
1957-09-06
Collection:
Land of (Unequal) Opportunity: Documenting the Civil Rights Struggle in Arkansas
Contributing Institution:
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Libraries

FBI Interview of NBC Reporter Regarding Harassment of Elizabeth Eckford

Date of Original:
1957-09-06
Collection:
Land of (Unequal) Opportunity: Documenting the Civil Rights Struggle in Arkansas
Contributing Institution:
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Libraries

FBI Interview of NBC Reporter Regarding Harassment of Elizabeth Eckford

Date of Original:
1957-09-06
Collection:
Land of (Unequal) Opportunity: Documenting the Civil Rights Struggle in Arkansas
Contributing Institution:
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Libraries

Grace K. Lorch FBI Statement Regarding Elizabeth Eckford Incident

Date of Original:
1957-09-08
Collection:
Land of (Unequal) Opportunity: Documenting the Civil Rights Struggle in Arkansas
Contributing Institution:
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Libraries
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[Audio tour of the UN Headquarters, New York, NY, 1958]

Creator:
Grossman, Mildred, 1916-1988
Lohrey, Melissa
Date of Original:
1958
Collection:
Mildred Grossman collection
Contributing Institution:
Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery. Special Collections Department

[Betty Bentz presents Elizabeth Eckford, Minnijean Brown, Melba Beals, and Carlotta Walls with the Local 6 Civil Rights Award, New York, NY, 1958]

Creator:
Grossman, Mildred, 1916-1988
Lohrey, Melissa
Date of Original:
1958
Collection:
Mildred Grossman collection
Contributing Institution:
Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery. Special Collections Department

[Elizabeth Eckford, Scotty Eckford, and Charles Lewis, New York, NY, 1958]

Creator:
Grossman, Mildred, 1916-1988
Lohrey, Melissa
Date of Original:
1958
Collection:
Mildred Grossman collection
Contributing Institution:
Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery. Special Collections Department

[Little Rock Nine students and Mayor Robert F. Wagner, New York, NY, 1958]

Creator:
Grossman, Mildred, 1916-1988
Lohrey, Melissa
Date of Original:
1958
Collection:
Mildred Grossman collection
Contributing Institution:
Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery. Special Collections Department

[Little Rock Nine students and others listen to Daisy Bates at the Local 6 Civil Rights Award Ceremony, New York, New York, 1958]

Creator:
Grossman, Mildred, 1916-1988
Lohrey, Melissa
Date of Original:
1958
Collection:
Mildred Grossman collection
Contributing Institution:
Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery. Special Collections Department

[Little Rock Nine students at auditorium, New York, NY, 1958]

Creator:
Grossman, Mildred, 1916-1988
Lohrey, Melissa
Date of Original:
1958
Collection:
Mildred Grossman collection
Contributing Institution:
Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery. Special Collections Department
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Southern school news

Creator:
Southern Education Reporting Service
Date of Original:
1958-01-01
Collection:
Southern school news
Contributing Institution:
University of Georgia. Libraries

Daisy Bates and four of the Little Rock Nine

Creator:
McAvoy, Thomas
Date of Original:
1957
Collection:
Wisconsin Historical Images
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Daisy Bates standing behind Little Rock Nine

Creator:
McAvoy, Thomas
Date of Original:
1957-09-26
Collection:
Wisconsin Historical Images
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society
Educator Resources:

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