Photos: Dr. Robert L. Green tours Pinecrest Elementary before renaming ceremony

Fourth and fifth graders wave at Dr. Robert L. Green through the windows in the library at Pinecrest Elementary on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021, in East Lansing. Green toured the school that is being renamed Dr. Robert L. Green Elementary School. Green is a national leader in civil rights and was one of the first Black faculty members at Michigan State University.

Dr. Robert L. Green, left, and his wife Lettie meet with Pinecrest Elementary students on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021, in East Lansing. The school is being renamed Dr. Robert L. Green Elementary School. Green is a national leader in civil rights and was one of the first Black faculty members at Michigan State University.

Dr. Robert L. Green claps after a group of fourth and fifth graders sing him the new school song which incorporates lyrics about Green on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021, at Pinecrest Elementary in East Lansing. The school is being renamed Dr. Robert L. Green Elementary School. Green is a national leader in civil rights and was one of the first Black faculty members at Michigan State University.

Dr. Robert L. Green, right, tours Pinecrest Elementary on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021, in East Lansing. The school is being renamed Dr. Robert L. Green Elementary School. Green is a national leader in civil rights and was one of the first Black faculty members at Michigan State University.

Dr. Robert L. Green looks at a portrait that students made of him as he tours Pinecrest Elementary on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021, in East Lansing. The school is being renamed Dr. Robert L. Green Elementary School. Green is a national leader in civil rights and was one of the first Black faculty members at Michigan State University.

Dr. Robert L. Green, center, meets with kindergartners during art class at Pinecrest Elementary on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021, in East Lansing. The school is being renamed Dr. Robert L. Green Elementary School. Green is a national leader in civil rights and was one of the first Black faculty members at Michigan State University.

Lyrics to the new school song which incorporate Dr. Robert L. Green hangs in a hallway at Pinecrest Elementary on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021, in East Lansing. The school is being renamed Dr. Robert L. Green Elementary School. Green is a national leader in civil rights and was one of the first Black faculty members at Michigan State University.

Dr. Robert L. Green, seated, and his wife Lettie, meet with kindergartners during art class at Pinecrest Elementary on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021, in East Lansing. The school is being renamed Dr. Robert L. Green Elementary School. Green is a national leader in civil rights and was one of the first Black faculty members at Michigan State University.

Dr. Robert L. Green, left, and his wife Lettie, pose next a portrait that students made of him as Green tours Pinecrest Elementary on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021, in East Lansing. The school is being renamed Dr. Robert L. Green Elementary School. Green is a national leader in civil rights and was one of the first Black faculty members at Michigan State University.