Little Rock
•1957 Black children tried to go to school at Little Rock High School (Integrated schooling)
•The Governor of Arkansas (Orval Faubus) used the National Guard to stop this from happening
•The Mayor of the City (Woodrow Mann) called on President Eisenhower to bring in Federal troops
•Eventually troops from the 101st airborne were used to protect black children from going to school
•The white populations of the area were mad
•The Governor of Arkansas (Orval Faubus) used the National Guard to stop this from happening
•The Mayor of the City (Woodrow Mann) called on President Eisenhower to bring in Federal troops
•Eventually troops from the 101st airborne were used to protect black children from going to school
•The white populations of the area were mad
"We realized in 1957 that this was not an easy journey. It was one in which we thought we were simply exercising our right to the best education that was available in Little Rock, Arkansas."~ Ernest Green
How could the governor of the city think that black student going to school would be that much of a danger to bring in Federal troops?
SUMMARY:
In 1957, black children tried to go to school at Little Rock High School which was an Integrated school, but the governor of Arkansas used the National Guard to stop this form happening. The Mayor of the city called the President to bring in Federal troops.
In 1957, black children tried to go to school at Little Rock High School which was an Integrated school, but the governor of Arkansas used the National Guard to stop this form happening. The Mayor of the city called the President to bring in Federal troops.