The Ernest Green Story

The Ernest Green Story
The Ernest Green Story movie cover
Directed by	Eric Laneuville
Written by	Lawrence Roman
Produced by	Carol Ann Abrams Jean Higgins
Starring	Morris Chestnut Monica Calhoun Ossie Davis Ruby Dee Omar Gooding Gary Grubbs James Harper Tina Lifford CCH Pounder
Narrated by	Ernest Green
Music by	Mason Daring
Distributed by	Buena Vista Distribution
Release date	January 17, 1993
Running time	101 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Ernest Green Story is a 1993 made-for-television movie which follows the true story of Ernest Green (Morris Chestnut) and eight other African-American high-school students (dubbed the "Little Rock Nine") as they embark on their historic journey to integrate Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957.

The film was developed and executive produced by Carol Ann Abrams. Much of the movie was filmed on location at Central High School.

The film had its world premiere at Little Rock Central High School, with an introduction by President-Elect of the United States Bill Clinton. It aired on the Disney Channel on January 17, 1993. Later that year, A.M.L. Productions and the Disney Channel received a Peabody Award for presenting "a story which reminds adults and teaches children about the courageous steps taken toward the elimination of discrimination in American society".

Cast

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See also

• Crisis at Central High
• Little Rock Nine
• African-American Civil Rights Movement in popular culture

Notes

• The original version of the movie includes gospel singer Mahalia Jackson's well-known rendition of the song, Take My Hand, Precious Lord. A subsequent version replaces the song with the hymn, It Is Well with My Soul.

External links

• The Ernest Green Story at IMDb
• The Ernest Green Story at AllMovie