Elizabeth Eckford is one of the "Little Rock Nine," a group of African American students who played a pivotal role in the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas, USA, during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s. When Elizabeth attempted to enter the school, which had been previously an all-white institution, she was met with a hostile crowd of protesters and Arkansas National Guard troops, who were blocking her entry. Despite the challenges, she courageously walked to the school, becoming an iconic symbol of the struggle for desegregation.