Ernest Green
Congressional Gold Medal recipient / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 go to classes at Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. Green was the first African-American to finish the school in 1958. In 1999, he and the other members of the Little Rock Nine were given the Congressional Gold Medal by President Bill Clinton.
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Ernest Green | |
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Born | Ernest Gideon Green (1941-09-22) September 22, 1941 (age 82) |
Movement | Civil Rights Movement |
Spouse | Phyllis |
Children | Adam, Jessica and MacKenzie |
Awards | Congressional Gold Medal Spingarn Medal |
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