COLORS –Ep. 7 | The legendary Ernie Green of the Little Rock Nine speaks

from Colors: A Dialogue on Race in America

Ernie Green talks about his friend John Lewis and the angry white mobs they faced -he and eight other African American students as they integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957 -and Lewis on Bloody Sunday in 1965. He reflects on what they accomplished and the similarities between their efforts and the Black Lives Matter movement today.Tweet us at @podcastcolors. Check out our partner program on international affairs, Global with JJ Green on Substack. Please subscribe.Email us at colors@the colorspodcast.com.

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