<I>Desegregation of Central High School Little Rock, AR</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1957
name: label: Photograph by
content: Dr. Ernest C. Withers, American, 1922 - 2007
label: Subject of
content: Little Rock Central High School, American, founded 1927
label: Subject of
content: Carlotta Walls LaNier, American, born 1942
label: Subject of
content: Melba Patillo Beals, American, born 1941
label: Subject of
content: Elizabeth Eckford, American, born 1941
label: Subject of
content: Minnijean Brown-Trickey, American, born 1941
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph depicting (l-r) Carlotta Walls LaNier, Melba Patillio Beals, Elizabeth Eckford, and Minnijean Brown-Trickey exiting a car outside of Little Rock Central High School. Other students (likely other members of the Little Rock Nine) are remain in the car. A service member is assisting Elizabeth Eckford as she exits the car. In the distance, a crowd can be seen gathered in front of the school.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1953-1961
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
label: Movement
content: Civil Rights Movement
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2009.16.1
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Ernest C. Withers Trust
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.6 × 50.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 15 × 18 1/8 in. (38.1 × 46 cm)