Ernest Green
This celebrity goo was created by Scott Hardie.
publication date: Sunday, April 12, 2026 (part of April 2026)
category: 
Education
clue: Being the first of nine to graduate in your little town doesn't sound like much of an achievement, but his involved an intervention by the President and the National Guard.
explanation: Green was the only senior and first to graduate of the Little Rock Nine, a group of nine Black students who in 1957 became the first to attend the previously all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, an event that provoked protests and violence until President Eisenhower became involved and issued orders that the students be protected. more…
intended difficulty: easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Samir Mehta, Richard Slominsky, and LaVonne Lemler
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