In 1954, Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus would most likely have been supported by speakers advocating for states' rights and segregation, reflecting the sentiments of many Southern leaders at the time. Figures such as Strom Thurmond or other Southern politicians who opposed desegregation efforts, especially following the Brown v. Board of Education decision, would likely have aligned with Faubus's stance against the integration of Little Rock Central High School. Additionally, local community leaders promoting the preservation of Jim Crow laws would have also supported him.
Orval Faubus
Orval Faubus was the Governor of Arkansas during this confrontation.
Orval Faubus
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Little Rock High School, Arkansas
Arkansas governor Orval Faubus.-Novanet
Orval Faubus
Orval Faubus
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He was the Governor of Arkansas who resisted the desegregation of the state's schools in Little Rock in the 1950s.
Orval Faubus and Woodrow Wilson Mann both served as the Governor of Arkansas. Faubus, a Democrat, famously opposed desegregation and used the Arkansas National Guard to prevent the integration of Little Rock Central High School in 1957. Mann, also a Democrat, succeeded Faubus as governor in 1967 and focused on increasing funding for education and implementing progressive policies.
Orval Faubus, the former governor of Arkansas, was married to Mary A. Faubus. They were married in 1947 and had three children together. Mary Faubus was supportive of her husband's political career but largely stayed out of the public spotlight. She passed away in 2003, a few years after Faubus's death in 1994.