The Ernest Green Story
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Director Eric Laneuville Network Disney Channel Duration Country United States | 7.2/10 Genre Drama Narrated by Ernest Green Writer Lawrence Roman Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Release date January 17, 1993 Cast Ernest Green , Morris Chestnut Green) (Ernest (Brother), Ossie Davis , Avery Brooks , Ruby Dee Similar movies Crisis at Central High (1981) |
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".
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