Melba describes Eckford as “petite” and “a very quiet, private person” who was always friendly at their old school, smiling and waving at Melba from across the hallways. Like all of the other members of the Little Rock Nine, she is very serious about her schoolwork. Unlike the rest, however, she soon becomes the most visible member of the group. Melba watches Eckford get chased by fifty angry white people while soldiers in the Arkansas National Guard do nothing to protect her. A famous photo shows Eckford trying to enter Central High School while a white teenager, later identified as Hazel Bryan, screams at her. Melba notes that, though Eckford was afraid on that day, she remained “regal” in her bearing.