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Ernest Green's Life In 'Little Rock Nine'

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Ernest Green went through many troubles in his lifetime. Dealing with discrimination, all because of his race. Out of the many others from Arkansas in the group called the ‘Little Rock Nine’, he is one of the very notable ones. This is the story of Ernest Green. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas on September 22nd, 1941, Ernest Gideon Green was a normal, everyday child, so little did they know that he would become part of the group that ended segregation(Ernest Gideon Green 1941-, Encyclopedia of Arkansas).With his parents Lothaire and Ernest Green, he lived a calm life, as a boy scout, reaching the rank of Eagle Scout(Ernest Gideon Green 1941-, Encyclopedia of Arkansas). He also happened to be an avid churchgoer with his siblings, Scott and Treopia Washington. Ernest was …show more content…

He went to attend Michigan State University. In 1962, he received a Bachelor of the Arts in social sciences(Ernest Gideon Green 1941-, Encyclopedia of Arkansas). Two years later, he received a Master of the Arts in sociology (Ernest Gideon Green 1941-, Encyclopedia of Arkansas). He was at the top of his class when he graduated. After his time in university, he served as a director for the A. Philip Randolph Education Fund from 1968 to 1977(Ernest Gideon Green 1941-, Encyclopedia of Arkansas).In 1977, following the end of his directorship, Ernest became Assistant Secretary of Labor during the Jimmy Carter administration until 1981. From 1981 to 1987, he was part of Green and Herman consulting firm(Ernest Gideon Green 1941-, Encyclopedia of Arkansas). Later in 1987, he had joined the Lehman Brothers, an investment banking firm, to which he is currently Senior Managing Director(Ernest Gideon Green 1941-, Encyclopedia of Arkansas). Along with the many places that he has worked for, Ernest has also served on the boards of the NAACP and the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation(Ernest Gideon Green 1941-, Encyclopedia of

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