Ernest Green
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For persons of a similar name, see Ernest Green (disambiguation).
Ernest Gideon Green (born September 22, 1941) is one of the Little Rock Nine, a group of African-American students who, in 1957, were the first black students ever to attend classes at Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. Green was the first African-American to graduate from the school in 1958. In 1999, he and the other members of the Little Rock Nine were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal by President Bill Clinton.
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Born | Ernest Gideon Green (1941-09-22) September 22, 1941 (age 82) Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. |
Education | Little Rock Central High School Horace Mann High School |
Alma mater | Michigan State University (BA, MA) |
Movement | Civil Rights Movement |
Spouse | Phyllis |
Children | 3 |
Awards | Congressional Gold Medal Spingarn Medal |
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