History is not black and white photos, or a bygone era...it's closer than you think.

Let's talk about Ernest Green, one of the Little Rock Nine and his connection to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Ernest Green was one of the nine African American students who integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957, and was the lone senior in the group. It was believed if Green didn't graduate Central High would be a failure and have ramifications for the rest of the Civil Rights Movement.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) supported the Little Rock Nine in their efforts to integrate the school. Dr. King called for the federal government to intervene and protect the students' rights to an equal education.

Ernest Green graduated as the only senior in his class in May 1958, making him the first African American to graduate from Little Rock Central High School. This was a major victory for the Civil Rights Movement, and it was a testament to the courage and perseverance of the Little Rock Nine.

Dr. King praised Ernest Green and the Little Rock Nine for their bravery in the face of adversity. He said, "These are the type of people that change the world, these are the type of people that we need in America."

Dr. King even went to Ernest's high school graduation.

Ernest Green is my dad.

History is closer than you think.