 Under the guidance of Daisy Bates, the nine students had been chosen to attend Central High because of their excellent grades.On the first day of school, 15-year-old Elizabeth Eckford was the only one of the nine students who showed up because she did not receive the phone call about the danger of going to school.A photo was taken of Eckford being harassed by white protesters outside the school, and the police had to take her away in a patrol car for her protection.