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BIOGRAPHY: Elizabeth Eckford – Civil Rights Activist

Nearly a century after the Civil War ended and the Emancipation Proclamation was signed, racism was still a pervasive problem in the United States, particularly in the South. A primary example of this institutionalized racism was the racial segregation in the school system, which required African-American children and Caucasian children to attend separate schools. In 1954, …...

Keywords:: Elizabeth Ann Eckford, CSU, Arkansas 9, Elizabeth Eckford, HBCU Alumni, Desegregation, Central State University, HBCU, Central. State, Central State University Alumni

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Date Added to MERLOT:: February 2, 2022
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