Baltimore - Just look at the rage and scorn on the faces of these angry, racist women in Little Rock, AR (images below). They were outraged that a Black woman, the 15-year-old Elizabeth Eckford - one of the "Little Rock Nine" - would dare enter Little Rock Central High School in 1957 to be educated and become a productive member of society. UPI photographer Johnny Jenkins and AP photog Will Counts certainly caught the moment, vividly reflecting the ignorance and scorn of an angry mob against the stoic resolve of one young woman. This is the power of great photojournalism. The images help you i magine how afraid Elizabeth Eckford must have been that day and for her entire matriculation at that high school. They help put you in her shoes, an empathetic connection that effective photojournalism makes and that has eroded in our society. H ow proud Arkansas Governor and certified ignoramus Orville Faubus must have been to illegally deny these Black students entry into the school....
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