Elizabeth Eckford of the "Little Rock Nine" will speak in Coral Springs at an event where all proceeds benefit Honor Flight South Florida, a local volunteer organization that flies aging veterans to Washington, D.C., to visit memorials at no cost.
Elizabeth Eckford who was one of nine black students to integrate Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957, will speak about her experience Thursday in Pensacola. In honor of the occasion, WUWF’s Sandra Averhart is digging into the archives for a look back at a 2017 autobiography Eckford co-authored with a Pensacola mother and daughter.
More than 100 Black female veterans and active duty members attended the National Association of Black Military Women s four-day conference in San Antonio.