On May 27, 1958, Ernest Green became the first African American student to graduate from Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas. As a member of the historic “Little Rock Nine,” Green walked across the stage alongside 600 white classmates, marking a pivotal moment in the struggle for school integration during the Civil Rights Movement. His graduation came despite a year of intense harassment, violence, and national attention following the 1957 crisis over desegregation.
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