Students

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Elizabeth Eckford
Elizabeth Eckford tried to go to school by herself on the first day. She then was surrounded by angered white people. No one would help her..... "I tried to see a friendly face somewhere in the mob—someone who maybe would help me. I looked into the face of an old woman and it seemed a kind face, but when I looked at her again, she spat at me." -Elizabeth Eckford ====Elizabeth Eckford was a junior when she started at Little Rock. It was very hard for her parents to allow her to go there because of all the harassment. The school then closed her senior year and she then moved to St. Louis.====

Melba Patillo-
====When she was assigned a soldier, he told her that “In order to get through this year, you will have to become a soldier. Never let your enemy know what you are feeling.” Not too long ago she wrote a book about all of her experiences at Little Rock.====

Minnijean Brown-
====She was the first to be suspended and then expelled from Little Rock. The only reason she got in trouble was because she was standing up for herself against a white girl. The white students never got in trouble if it was against one of the nine African Americans. After she go expelled she moved to New York.====

It was her Junior year when she was at Little Rock. After the high school closed she did her school work by correspondent class and summer courses. She then received her diploma by mail.
=After High School most of the students went on to college.=


 * 1) Elizabeth became a parole officer
 * 2) Minnijean became a social worker and writer.
 * 3) Gloria did computer science writing.
 * 4) Thelma became a teacher.
 * 5) Ernest worked in government with President Jimmy Carter and then for an investment company.
 * 6) Terrance became a psychologist and college professor
 * 7) Jefferson worked with the Department of Defense.
 * 8) Carlotta worked in real estate.
 * 9) Melba went into journalism.

The Little Rock nine were acknowledge in 1999 for being brave, courageous,and strong. The all received Congressional Gold medal award
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