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"Because of his courage, Central High School will never be the same."
Follows the story of Ernest Green, one of the Little Rock Nine who were the first blacks to integrate into an all white school.
33 Cast Members
Morris Chestnut
Ernest Green
Ossie Davis
Grandfather
CCH Pounder
Daisy Bates
Gary Grubbs
Coach Loomis
Tina Lifford
Mrs. Green
Avery Brooks
Rev. Lawson
Ruby Dee
Lydia Wilson
Brian Stokes Mitchell
Thurgood Marshall
Omar Gooding
Marcus
James Harper
Gov. Orval Faubus
Wayne Tippit
Principal Matthews
Suli McCullough
Lisa Marie Russell
Elizabeth Eckford
Tico Wells
Scott Green
Jacqueline Ann Shaw
Thelma Mothershed
Justice Pratt
Jason
Sonny Shroyer
Coach Snell
Dennis Letts
Gov. Marvin Griffin
Katharina Reinhardt
Mrs. Gaines
Jerry Leggio
Mayor Woody Mann
