Elizabeth Eckford Analysis

Memories can be beautiful reminders of our accomplishments and triumphs, but they can also bring back the more dark parts of our lives that we have tried to forget. The significance of our recollections of the past is that they can still play a role in how we act during our everyday routines. Sometimes in life the way that we remember the past is still relevant in how we chose to live our lives day to day, as a result we can often be close minded when it comes to change.

This photo depicts a young caucasian woman, Hazel Bryan, glaring at fellow high school student Elizabeth Eckford, who happens to be African American. Eckford was one of the first African American students to be integrated into a mixed race high school, where she was clearly shown signs of disapprovement from other students. Hazel Bryan’s facial expression towards Elizabeth Eckford in this photograph has a lot to do with her memories. From this picture we can …show more content…
Of course it is, but it is not as prominent as it was many years ago. People today still express themselves through racism because that is what they were taught when they were growing up, they’re memories are keeping them that way. Our memories can also leave us very close minded and unwilling to adapt when it comes to change, which is also why people still choose to express racism in today's society. My grandfather was brought up in a household where his parents chose not to accept African American people in everyday society and chose not to see them as equal. As time went on my grandfather started to realize that the way him and his family were treating these people was wrong. Despite not being able to have any effect on his parents views, my grandfather knew that racism was wrong and that he could not bring up his own children the same way that he was brought up. My grandfather’s memories and his parent’s memories played a major role in the way that they acted towards African American