The Ernest Green Story (1993)

Directors

Eric Laneuville

Cast

Morris Chestnut

The story

The movie begins with Ernest Green explaining how every morning on his ride to Horace Mann, the school for African-Americans, he would pass Little Rock Central High School, which would soon open its doors to nine African-American students. After the opening credits, the scene cuts to the office of the Governor of Arkansas, Orval Faubus, where he talks to the Reverend of the local white church about how he refuses to integrate the school because he believes integration is a state's right. Meanwhile, in Ernest's neighborhood, his best friend, Marcus explains how Ernest can change the world by becoming class president at the recently…

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