Ernest Green, "Little Rock 9"

June 2, 2026

May 27, 1958: Ernest Green, the only senior among the “Little Rock 9”, graduates from Little Rock High School. He is the only African American among the 601 students to graduate following a school year of daily brutal harassment and violence.

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