The Ernest Green Story

"Follows the story of Ernest Green, one of the Little Rock Nine who were the first blacks to integrate into an all white school."

Cast

Morris Chestnut

as Ernest Green

Ossie Davis

as Grandfather

CCH Pounder

as Daisy Bates

Gary Grubbs

as Coach Loomis

Tina Lifford

as Mrs. Green

Avery Brooks

as Rev. Lawson

Ruby Dee

as Lydia Wilson

Brian Stokes Mitchell

as Thurgood Marshall

Omar Gooding

as Marcus

James Harper

as Gov. Orval Faubus

Wayne Tippit

as Principal Matthews

Suli McCullough

Lisa Marie Russell

as Elizabeth Eckford

Tico Wells

as Scott Green

Jacqueline Ann Shaw

as Thelma Mothershed

Justice Pratt

as Jason

Sonny Shroyer

as Coach Snell

Dennis Letts

as Gov. Marvin Griffin

Katharina Reinhardt

as Mrs. Gaines

Jerry Leggio

as Mayor Woody Mann

John Boyd West

as Starkey

Missy Crider

as Charlene Talbot

Sarah Boss

as Rhonda

Frances Kemp

as Grace Lorch

Robert Alexander

as Lionel

John Hickman

as Mr. Prior

Anitra Lovelace

as Gloria

Sean Serino

as Carlotta

Toya Stokes

as Melba

Mark W. Johnson

as Emmett Moody

Tommy Sanders

as Governor's Aide Smiley

Jackie Stewart

as Rev. Matcher

Moses Peace

as Minnijean's Father

Crew

Kimberly Hardin

Casting

Jeff Freeman

Editor

Roy Alan Amaral

Production Design

Enid Harris

Costume Design

Adrienne Levin

Executive Producer

Carol Abrams

Executive Producer

Mason Daring

Music

Jean Higgins

Producer

Lawrence Roman

Writer

Eric Laneuville

Director

Félix Alcalá

Cinematography

David L. McGuire

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