Civil Rights and the Little Rock Nine
Ernest Green spoke about his experience as one of the first nine African American students to attend Little Rock Central High School in Litt… read more
Ernest Green spoke about his experience as one of the first nine African American students to attend Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957. The school was the site of forced desegregation in the wake of the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision. He spoke at an annual conference of the National Consortium on Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Courts close
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