Ernst Green

 

Ernest Green was the first African American to graduate from Little Rock Central High School. He was also part of the Little Rock Nine.

Earnest started doing social commitment from a very early age, he did that to make change. He wanted everyone to be treated equally. In his life he had all white schools, and all black schools, and he wanted to change that, he wanted everyone to get equal education, and so did his friends in the Little Rock Nine.

He wanted to accomplish all races being able to go to the same school, and everyone to be treated equally. He accomplished just that, and he was also the first black student to graduate from Little Rock All White Central School. To effect change The Little Rock Nine all applied to the all white school near them.

According to Marquete University,” the Little Rock Nine became an integral part of the fight for equal opportunity in American education when they dared to challenge public school segregation by enrolling at the all-white Central High School in 1957. Their appearance and award are part of the Centennial Celebration of Women at Marquette.” What makes them unsung heroes? They are all unsung heroes because they put themselves at risk to fight for something they believed in, and helped people today get proper education.

Thanks to The Little Rock Nine for doing all of that, for everyone to get a good education, no matter what race they are, an education that they deserve.