Of the Little Rock Nine, only three graduated from Central High School. These three were:
- Ernest Green. He went on to college at Michigan State University and held several high positions in government.
- Carlotta Walls (now LaNier) she too went on to Michigan State and later graduated from what is now Northern Colorado. She is on their Board of Regents
- Jefferson Thomas. He did not finish college but later became a minister and a businessman. He also served in the army.
I'm not sure how you'd count this, but Theresa Mothershed got a diploma from Central after taking correspondence courses and going to summer school in St. Louis.
Please follow the link for information on these three and the others. I should note that all of them finished high school somewhere (though one got a GED) and most graduated from college.
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