Portrait Of Elizabeth Eckford

Portrait of Elizabeth Eckford as she sits outside her home, Little Rock, Arkansas, March 6, 2011. Eckford was one of the Little Rock Nine who, after the landmark 'Brown vs the Board of Education' US Supreme court decision, were the first black students to attend Little Rock Central High School. Eckford inadvertantly became the public face of the Nine after the national (and international) publication of 1957 photograph of her attempting to attend classes in the face of an abusive, anti-integration crowd outside the school. (Photo by Lawrence Schiller/LJS Communications, LLC/Getty Images)