Elizabeth Eckford
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Elizabeth Eckford is one of the Little Rock Nine, the African American students who bravely integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957, becoming a symbol of the civil rights movement.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ernest Green | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
African American
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civil rights activist ⓘ human ⓘ member of the Little Rock Nine ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Little Rock Central High School
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NAACP ⓘ
surface form:
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
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| awardReceived | Congressional Gold Medal ⓘ |
| causeSupported |
desegregation of public schools
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racial integration in education ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
accounts of the Little Rock Nine
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civil rights histories of the 1950s ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Little Rock Central High School ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African Americans
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| familyName | Eckford ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | civil rights testimony ⓘ |
| givenName | Elizabeth ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
courage
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perseverance ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
later civil rights activism by students
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public perception of school desegregation ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
activist
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public speaker ⓘ |
| hasPhoto |
famous 1957 photograph being harassed by a white mob
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image walking alone toward Little Rock Central High School ⓘ |
| hasRole |
civil rights figure
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student ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Little Rock Nine ⓘ |
| movement |
American civil rights movement
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surface form:
civil rights movement
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| notableFor |
being one of the Little Rock Nine
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integrating Little Rock Central High School ⓘ role in the American civil rights movement ⓘ |
| notableWork | public speeches about her experiences in Little Rock ⓘ |
| opposedBy | segregationists in Little Rock ⓘ |
| partOf | desegregation of public schools in the United States ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Little Rock, Arkansas
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surface form:
Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
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| residence |
Little Rock, Arkansas
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surface form:
Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
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| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Little Rock Integration Crisis
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surface form:
Little Rock school desegregation crisis
integration of Little Rock Central High School in 1957 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
documentaries on the Little Rock Nine
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history textbooks about school desegregation ⓘ photographs documenting the Little Rock crisis ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
20th century
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21st century ⓘ |
| topicOf |
museum exhibits on the Little Rock Nine
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scholarly articles on school integration ⓘ |
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Ernest Green