It was then she received the most unexpected message. Elizabeth Eckford and Hazel Bryan Photographer Will Counts captures 15-year-old Hazel Bryan's reaction to Elizabeth Eckford during the desegregation of Central High in Little Rock, September 4, … Soon after, the friendship began to fray. Nine students were chosen to start the process based upon their grades and promptness. According to Hazel Bryan, she said, “I think she still… at times we have a little… well, the honeymoon is over and now we’re getting to take out the garbage.” As Eckford began to believe Bryan “wanted me to be cured and be over it and for this not to go on… She wanted me to be less uncomfortable so that she wouldn’t feel responsible anymore.” The other eight of the Little Rock Nine didn’t want this friendship to last any longer. Elizabeth Eckford, Hazel Bryan and Ann Thompson were all 15-years-old students when they were immortalized on film in one of the most famous photographs from the Civil Rights Movement. [She was finally able to find stability as a probation officer in 1999.] Juan Williams, “Daisy Bates and the Little Rock Nine,” npr.org, September 21, 2007. Eisenhower saw photos of reporter L. Alex Wilson being beaten by the mob. Elizabeth finally made her way to the bus bench and sat down. This did not sit well in the South as black students attempted to apply to all-white schools. All these parents on the sidelines urging us on and telling us ‘Get out there and don’t let them in!'”. Not even three years passed before the two quietly parted ways. A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. These students were given the nickname “Little Rock Nine” – one of which was Elizabeth Eckford. If you use information from here please give History By Zim the proper credit. “Hazel Bryan Massery was curious, and reflective… One day, she realized, her children would learn that the snarling girl in their history books was their mother. In 1963, having changed her mind on integration and feeling guilt for her treatment of Eckford, Bryan contacted Eckford to apologize. . Vintage Everyday Faubus closed down Little Rock high schools for the 1958-1959 school years (referred to as “The Lost Year”) in retaliation for the integration. Just like Elizabeth she’d been scarred by Little Rock, but for very different reasons. When looking at the photo, a person’s eyes naturally go to Hazel. One of the people there was Ann, who wanted to apologize. This was the start of an unlikely close friendship between Elizabeth and Hazel. Troops Enforce Peace in Little Rock as Nine Negroes Return to Their Classes; President to Meet Southern Governors,” New York Times, September 26, 1957. Between the Oprah Winfrey Show and other interviews, Ann discussed the reasoning behind her actions. 35 likes. . With her short, curly dark hair and mouth twisted in rage, Hazel is the picture of hate. Photograph by Will Counts/Indiana University Archives This is adapted from David Margolick’s book, Elizabeth and Hazel… Hazel Bryan and Elizabeth Eckford, Little Rock, Arkansas, September 1957. Of course, some people thought their new found friendship was phony. (Everett Collection Historical/Alamy Stock Photo), Elizabeth Eckford and Hazel Bryan Massery at Little Rock Central High School in 1997. It showed a 15-year-old being viciously harassed by other 15-year-olds. To the mob, Grace asked, “Why don’t you calm down? An amazing story, told with brio. The lives of Elizabeth, Hazel and Ann were forever changed on September 4, 1957. However, this did not stop the violence or the tension looming over Little Rock. She realized she had an account to settle.”. All U.S. schools therefore needed to be desegregated. Ernest Green, one of the “Little Rock Nine,” added, “We kind of joked about it: here she is, framed forever with her mouth spewing out whatever she was spewing out, and no matter what she does in life she can’t erase that photo.” Green continued, “The lesson in life is: Don’t get in a picture unless you want to go through it forever, because you’re not sure which one will survive and which one will not.” Even Oprah was dumbfounded about the friendship when Elizabeth and Hazel went on her show in 1999. Two of the white students in the mob and insulting Elizabeth were (Mary) Ann Thompson and Hazel Bryan. This message affected their friendship. So she took her planned route to school. The one person Elizabeth did not have to deal with was Hazel. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed ), memorial page for Hazel Elizabeth Bowen Gay (5 Feb 1915–3 Feb 1990), Find a Grave Memorial no. In 1999, David Margolick travelled to Little Rock and arranged to meet Elizabeth and Hazel. Even though she appeared to be stoic and resolute with her eyes covered by her glasses, Elizabeth was barely holding herself together. On May 17, 1954, the historic Brown v. Board of Education declared that segregated schools were unconstitutional. Hazel Elizabeth Allen. Sources Photo Credit: The Joplin Globe, Oprah Winfrey wanted to do a show on the Little Rock Nine in 1996. Because of Faubus’ decision to disregard federal court orders, former Arkansas governor Sid McMath and Little Rock’s mayor Woodrow Wilson Mann asked President Dwight D. Eisenhower for help. Elizabeth Eckford and Hazel Bryan Massery at Little Rock Central High School in 1997. And the graceful acceptance of that apology was but another act of dignity in the life of Elizabeth Eckford. “It was almost a circus like atmosphere. She did not withdraw. . By this time the Civil Rights Movement became more violent. A year after the photo was taken; Hazel married a fellow student and dropped out. Join Facebook to connect with Hazel Elizabeth and others you may know. Homer Rigart, “U.S. “She wanted me to be cured and be over it and for this not to go on anymore,” Elizabeth says. They only have talked twice since then: on September 11, 2001 and a few weeks later when Will Counts passed away. . Depression pulled at her. Desperately, she wanted to put the past behind her. (Will Counts Collection/Indiana University Archives), Elizabeth Eckford in front of the main entrance of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, 2007. . Hazel’s parents pulled her from Little Rock Central. Finally, in the early 1990s, Elizabeth’s doctors found a good balance in her medicine. They were kicked, ridiculed, threatened, called every name, spat on, ignored, and had acid thrown in their faces. Feeling awkward when they first met, Eckford and Bryan surprisingly became friends afterwards: They went to flower shows together, bought fabrics together, took mineral baths and massages together, appeared in documentaries and before school groups together. September of 1997 marked the 40th Anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School. On September 4, 1957, the day of the school’s integration, the plan was for the nine to arrive together as a unified group. 6 years after Little Rock, in 1963, A now 23 year old, Hazel Bryan, called Elizabeth and apologised. The photo: During the historic 1957 desegregation of a Little Rock high school, a journalist Will Counts took a photograph that captured the moment – young black student Elizabeth Eckford headed for school, and her tormentor, Hazel Bryan. Go back to Africa!” Hazel shouts incessantly. She prayed for assistance but found little when she turned to the National Guard. Together, Elizabeth Eckford and Hazel Bryan starred in one of the most memorable photographs of the … “I felt like Little Rock would never be the same again. David Margolick discovered, “She taught mothering skills to unmarried black women, and took underprivileged black teenagers on field trips. Elizabeth forgave Hazel because she sounded sincere. The moment was captured on September 4, 1957 in Little Rock, Arkansas by Will Counts, a young photographer with the Arkansas Democrat. So we ran up behind her and started chanting and jeering, “Two-four-six-eight. 1950s, Arkansas, behind the scenes, event & history, female, photography, portraits, students But it was the whole year,” Elizabeth recalled. The lesson of Elizabeth and Hazel may be that we shouldn’t define other people’s lives by one single moment. In reflection, it captures how hate and anger was easily be transferred by adults/parents to their children. "—Boston Globe"For Elizabeth and Hazel, it would have been simple enough to turn their stories into a 'where are they now' piece. In order, some commentators argue, to right the wrongs of her past. The Little Rock School Board in Arkansas agreed to comply with the Supreme Court’s ruling. Ann Thompson (left circle) and Hazel Bryan among the mob that launching verbal assaults against Elizabeth Eckford, age 15, at Little Rock Central High School on the first day of the school year, September 4, 1957. Grace stayed with Elizabeth to make sure the mob did not try to hurt the girl. Dr. Daniel Lott. Thanks for exploring this SuperSummary Plot Summary of “Elizabeth and Hazel” by David Margolick. 0. She moved back to Little Rock permanently in May 1974. By Stephanie Siek, CNN (CNN) - David Margolick’s latest book, “Elizabeth and Hazel: Two Women of Little Rock,” explores what happened to two teenagers captured in one of the civil rights movement’s most iconic photos. I tried to see a friendly face somewhere in the crowd – someone who maybe could help. Your email address will not be published. Photo Credit: Library of Congress. Captured by the camera’s eye, two Arkansas women have never been able to escape a historic photo – or each other. David Margolick, “Through a Lens, Darkly,” Vanity Fair, September 25, 2007. It wasn’t even an issue until we found out that they were going to integrate Little Rock Central High.” She often noted that she felt pressure to try and get Elizabeth to leave. . Everybody was milling about and looking around, wondering which way they were going to come from. Hazel Massery has her mouth wide open, screaming at Eckford when the shutter clicks on Will Counts’ camera. Very interesting! Until then, it will never be over for me.” All the while, her depression hovered on the sidelines, ready to break her down at any moment. Believing Hazel was only out to get some media and clear her name, Ann remarked “I thought, ‘That little stinker! Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Between the 1830s and 1850s, Elizabeth Dale, was married and widowed, six times. Yale University Press, 310 pp., $26. Elizabeth Eckford, Hazel Bryan and Ann Thompson were all 15-years-old students when they were immortalized on film in one of the most famous photographs from the Civil Rights Movement. Elizabeth and Hazel Summary. (Mary) Ann Thompson later in life. '” Some thought Elizabeth, who forgave Hazel, was being too naive. She began to heal. Hazel wanted to talk to her. That's the case of Elizabeth Eckford and Hazel Bran, protagonists of a photograph that shows the true colors of racism that still represents the worst side of humanity. Elizabeth was the first to arrive. The fear of change. Not wanting to bring up the past and everything that went with it, Elizabeth turned down interview request after interview request – even, in 1996, from Oprah. Behind her, the hostile crowd follows. We were very ignorant about segregation and integration. The new book, titled “Elizabeth and Hazel: Two Women of Little Rock,” looks at the very different tracks those women’s lives took after the photograph was taken. The reunion provided an opportunity for acts of reconciliation, as noted in this editorial from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette on the first day of 1998: One of the fascinating stories to come out of the reunion was the apology that Hazel Bryan Massery made to Elizabeth Eckford for a terrible moment caught forever by the camera. Around her the mob was hurling insults – even threatening to lynch her. Thanks for sharing this Jessi! Elizabeth and Hazel: Two Women of … “Arkansas Troops Bar Negro Pupils; Governor Defiant,” New York Times, September 5, 1957. . “Most people think it was the first day. Front page of “The New York Times” from September 25, 1957. Join Facebook to connect with Elizabeth Hazel and others you may know. The apology came from the real Hazel Bryan Massery, the decent woman who had been hidden all those years by a fleeting image. (Charles Ommanney/Getty Images). Hazel was disturbed by the events. Benjamin Fine, a New York Times reporter with a daughter the same age, sat next to her and comforted her. Elizabeth Eckford and Hazel Bryan: the story behind the photograph that shamed America One was trying to go to school; the other didn’t want her there. Photo by Will Counts. She looks neither right nor left. Hazel could never leave behind her actions, the pictures of her 16 year old self haunting her. "The iconic photograph of Hazel Bryan and Elizabeth Eckford has now riveted us for more than fifty years. Benjamin Fine, “Militia Sent to Little Rock; School Integration Put Off,” New York Times, September 3, 1957. The moment was captured on September 4, 1957 in Little Rock, Arkansas by Will Counts, a young photographer with the Arkansas Democrat. While the troops were stationed at Little Rock Central High School, they could not stop the daily insults and danger the nine were in inside the building. […] In order to understand the full meaning of the photograph, we have to delve into the integration of Little Rock Central High School and those students forever known as the “Little Rock Nine.” Read more… […]. Grace Lorch, standing on the left, comforting and protecting Elizabeth Eckford at the bus stop. In “Elizabeth and Hazel,” he provides a patient and evenhanded account of their messy relationship over the decades. Elizabeth Eckford walks stoically toward Little Rock Central High School. During the time after Little Rock, Hazel had become increasingly political, branching out into peace activism and social work. Since Elizabeth had never learned to drive, Hazel joked that she had become Elizabeth’s chauffeur. They would then arrive at the school and walk to the rear entrance. The military men were ordered by Governor Orval Faubus to surround the school and prevent Black students from entering the grounds. On the other hand, it also shows the utter anger and rage of those opposing her and the integration of the high school. For questions/comments about the website or advertising inquiries, contact Zim at historybyzim@gmail.com, Behind the Photo: “She Walked Alone” (Little Rock Nine). Elizabeth sought medical treatment. Author Hazel Elizabeth Allen, is a writer of romantic fiction and is published on kindle and in paperback, both available through Amazon. She was alone. You’ve probably seen the photo: a young African-American girl walks to school, her eyes shielded by sunglasses. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed ), memorial page for Hazel Elizabeth Culp Brown (2 Oct 1904–9 Apr 2003), Find a Grave Memorial no. Dynamite was found placed in their garage and the press would not leave them alone  – call them traitors and worse. . When Elizabeth’s neighbor, Abner Tate, claimed the men had been poisoned, he learned that questioning Elizabeth could cost you your life. The press and people of Little Rock wondered which of the “Little Rock Nine” would withdraw first. Grace Lorch, a white civil rights activist who had just dropped her daughter off at a nearby school, saw Elizabeth sitting on the bench. One of the fascinating stories to come out of the reunion was the apology that Hazel Bryan Massery made to Elizabeth Eckford for a terrible moment caught forever by the camera. She was adamant that “[w]hites should have rights, too!” Because of her role in the photograph and subsequent days talking to reporters, people could now put a face to racism. Since Elizabeth’s family did not have a telephone, she was not aware of the changes. "— An amazing story, told with brio. She later recalled the scene reflected in the photograph: I honestly can’t remember exactly when I first saw Elizabeth Eckford. Share the History Love…FacebookPinterestTwitterTumblrRedditStumbleUponDiggLinkedin, Sewing school set up in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park after the 1906 earthquake and fire. . She had two children when she picked up the telephone to try and track down Elizabeth. 34628917, citing Union Cemetery, Sedro-Woolley, Skagit County, Washington, USA ; Maintained by Sheila (contributor 47788881) . However, when the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ran the photo in 1997, it also ran a current photo of Elizabeth and Hazel standing next to each other in front of the school. There was heckling and verbal abuse in the halls. A 400-person mob surrounded the school. They planned to begin desegregation in September 1957. In 1996, she publicly apologized for her actions during the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School in 1957. Others bumped me against the lockers.” She was pushed on the stairs, punched, had things thrown at her and endured taunts and humiliating songs. Homer Rigart, “Faubus Sees ‘Occupation’; Tension at School Eases; President Sets a Parley,” New York Times, September 27, 1957. The fear of the idea that, regardless of a person’s skin color, equality and freedom apply to all. She bounced around from Missouri to Illinois then to Ohio before making her way back to Little Rock in 1963 for a visit. She began thinking of Elizabeth and her own actions during that time. Home › alabama › Episode 62 Widow of Hazel Green. But she never could. Go back to Africa!”, After the photo became public, Hazel started to receive “critical” mail, all from the north. The photo is straightforward, a black teenager surrounded by white people, and a white girl screaming hysterically, filled with rage and hatred towards her. Pictures can only do so much, though some … “There was just a lot of electricity in the air,” she said about the day of the photograph. Eckford was the first of nine black schoolchildren to make history on September 4th, 1957 when she arrived, alone, for the first day of classes at the all-white high school. In his late 50s, Eisenhower took up the hobby of painting since the physical demands of golf (his previous hobby) and his weakening heart made his idle hours more frequent. “We were all taught that you just don’t mix. They [mob] moved closer and closer. Benjamin Fine, “President Threatens to Use U.S. After that, her attitude toward Martin Luther King and the concept of desegregation changed. Decades of fighting racism and those ideas that she was somehow a little less of a person because of her race, wore on her to the point that she attempted suicide twice. The photo is still mesmerizing after all these years. Will Counts again took this photo of the two. Elizabeth and Hazel represents, in microcosm, the debilitating power of race that remains powerful 50 years after that photo. I knew immediately something was happening when the noise picked up from the parents and students. It soon began to deteriorate. Jon Anderson, “Shy Heroine Still Scarred By History,” Chicago Tribune, Oct. 17, 2000. It was an interesting story to tell. In the morning, she got on the bus bound for downtown. (Will Counts Collection, Indiana University Archives), The crowd gathered outside Little Rock Central High School. They eventually moved to Canada.]. As her children grew, Hazel taught them about black history and helped to counsel unwed black mothers. In order to understand the full meaning of the photograph, we have to delve into the integration of Little Rock Central High School and those students forever known as the “Little Rock Nine.”. . Ann passed away on December 13, 2009. Will Counts, the journalist who took the famous picture, arranged for Elizabeth and Hazel to meet again. “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” January 15, 1996 While the mob’s focus was elsewhere, the Little Rock Nine entered the high school. Elizabeth Eckford, age 15, pursued by a mob at Little Rock Central High School on the first day of the school year, September 4, 1957. Bottom row (L-R): Thelma Mothershed, Minnijean Brown, Elizabeth Eckford, Gloria Ray; Top row (L-R): Jefferson Thomas, Melba Pattillo, Terrence Roberts, Carlotta Walls, Daisy Bates (NAACP President), Ernest Green, 1957. Add photos of Hazel during various points of her life Shukira Mobley. Louis P. Masur, “Blacks, Whites, and Grays,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 16, 2011. Below are potential family photos that share Hazel's last name or surname. The friendship did not last. In three different areas Elizabeth tried to enter but was denied every time by the National Guard who were under orders from Arkansas Governor Faubus. The photo of Hazel Bryan screaming at Elizabeth Eckford is jarring enough, but the story of their subsequent reconciliation and friendship is just as fascinating. Author David Margolick wrote that while Hazel only found the criticism “surprising”, “Hazel’s parents, though, found her sudden notoriety sufficiently alarming to pull her out of the school.”, Bryan left her new school when she was 17, got married to Antoine Massery and began a family. The principal of Central High School stated “I just had hoped that I could show this picture and say, ‘This happened, and that happened, and now…’ and there is no ‘now’.” She added, “And that makes me sad. Whenever something cost money, Hazel treated; it was awkward for Elizabeth, who had a hard time explaining to people just how poor she was. It's one of the most famous images of the civil rights era, but it turns out that the story of the young women in the photo is even more complicated than the racial drama their faces portray. She looks straight ahead. You’re more than welcome! When the photo was taken, Central High was set … He was staunchly against the integration and ordered that the “Little Rock Nine” not be allowed into the school. Six months from now you’ll be ashamed at what you’re doing.” Grace then went with Elizabeth on the bus and made sure she got to her mother’s workplace safely. Somebody started yelling. The friendship quietly dissolved in 1999, when Elizabeth Eckford wrote “True reconciliation can occur only when we honestly acknowledge our painful, but shared, past” on the brick of Central High. February 14, 2018 This time they were smiling. All of a sudden Elizabeth was walking down the sidewalk and there was a rush. Photo Credit: U.S. Army. Hazel and her husband sent their condolences when Elizabeth’s son died in 2003. Struggling to support herself and her two sons, Elizabeth hovered over the poverty line. Elizabeth and Hazel represents, in microcosm, the debilitating power of race that remains powerful 50 years after that photo. The photograph shamed Hazel. She is surrounded by a hateful crowd of angry white people, including a girl caught mid-jeer, her teeth bared and her face hardened with anger. Elizabeth Eckford and Hazel Bryan Massery are proxies for two Americas, one black and one white, one still scarred by the past, the other eager to, at last, leave the past behind; indifferent to 'yesterday's' social ills and hell-bent on preventing reverse discrimination now. Jack Raymond, “President Sends Troops to Little Rock, Federalizes Arkansas National Guard; Tells Nation He Acted to Avoid Anarchy,” New York Times, September 25, 1957. . Years later she was diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. By preventing Elizabeth’s entrance, Faubus defied a federal court order. “Go home, nigger! “My parents were wonderful people, but they were also products of society,” Ann asserted. Instead of hate-filled faces with vicious words spewing forth, this photo was of acceptance and forgiveness. While Elizabeth declined, seven of the others come together with other students who helped them, tormented them or simply ignored them. That 40-year-old picture of hate assailing grace — which had gnawed at Ms. Massery for decades — can now be wiped clean, and replaced by a snapshot of two friends. Firefighters disperse protestors and onlookers with fire hoses during the Chattanooga sit-ins, February 1960.
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