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Elizabeth Eckford

81 years old Civil Rights Leader born on

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Profession
Civil Rights Leader
Age
81 years old
Zodiac
Libra
Born in
Little Rock AR
About
In 1957, Eckford and eight other African-American teenagers and members of the Little Rock Nine made history by entering the previously segregated Little Rock Central High School.
Family
She was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, to Birdie and Oscar Eckford. Tragically, her son Erin, who suffered from mental illness, was shot and killed by police in 2003.

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