The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Elizabeth Eckford

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Elizabeth Eckford

09/19/2017

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2017.172

Civic activist Elizabeth Eckford (1941- ) was a member of the Little Rock Nine, the group of African American students who desegregated Little Rock Central High School in 1957. Eckford was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 09/19/2017, in Little Rock, Arkansas. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 7; Total Run Time: 02h 37m 39s

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Eckford, Elizabeth, 1941-

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Civic 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. Eckford took correspondence and night classes during the 1958 school year to earn enough credits to receive her high school diploma. Eckford attended Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, then later earned her B.A. degree in history from Central...