May 27
On May 27, 1958, Ernest Green became the first black student to graduate from Little Rock Central High School.
Ernest Green was a part of the Little Rock Nine. The Little Rock Nine were a group of nine black students who integrated Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas.
Sources
A&E Television Networks. (n.d.). Little rock nine – definition, names & facts. History.com. https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/central-high-school-integration
Growing up as a child of the little rock nine. Southern Poverty Law Center. (2018, May 27). https://www.splcenter.org/news/2018/05/27/growing-child-little-rock-nine
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