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Black History Month

Black History Month is an annual observance originating in the United States, where it is also known as African-American History Month. It has received official recognition from governments in the United States and Canada, and more recently has been observed in Ireland, the Netherlands, and United Kingdom. It began as a way of remembering important people and events in the history of the African diaspora. It is celebrated in February in United States and Canada, while in Ireland, the Netherlands, and United Kingdom it is observed in October.

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Elizabeth Eckford
Elizabeth Eckford
Civil Rights Activist, Little Rock Nine

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Elizabeth Eckford is one of the Little Rock Nine, a group of African-American students who, in 1957, were the first black students ever to attend classes at the previously all-white Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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Tags: Little Rock Nine · Little Rock Central High School · Little Rock, Arkansas · Pulitzer Prize · Arkansas National Guard · Lisa Marie Russell · The Ernest Green Story · Disney Channel · National Press Photographers Association · President Dwight D. Eisenhower

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