In 1957, President Eisenhower intervened to ensure the integration of the Little Rock Nine at Central High School by sending federal troops to Little Rock, Arkansas. This action came after Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus deployed the National Guard to block the students' entry, defying federal desegregation orders. Eisenhower's deployment of the 101st Airborne Division aimed to protect the nine African American students and uphold the Supreme Court's ruling in Brown v. Board of Education. His decisive action marked a significant federal commitment to civil rights during the era.
The Little Rock Nine incident occurred in September 1957 when nine African American students, known as the Little Rock Nine, enrolled at Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas. The event was marked by significant resistance and hostility, leading to federal intervention when President Eisenhower sent troops to ensure the students' safety and their right to attend the school. The situation unfolded primarily over the course of that school year.
Little Rock Central High School was created in 1927.
President Eisenhower responded to the Little Rock Nine crisis by enforcing federal authority to ensure the students' integration into Little Rock Central High School. When the Arkansas governor, Orval Faubus, deployed the National Guard to block the students, Eisenhower ordered the 101st Airborne Division to protect the Nine and uphold the law. He emphasized the importance of maintaining order and the federal government's commitment to civil rights, marking a significant moment in the struggle for desegregation in the South.
Little Rock Nine did get arrested for going to the Central High School.
I believe it was JFK. Not sure though. Check wikipedia just in case.---WEG
Eisenhower was the President in 1957 when the crisis over integration occurred at Little Rock Central High School.
President Eisenhower
On this date, Eisenhower made a statement about the Little Rock Central High School desegregation decision made by the Supreme Court. He stated that compliance was necessary .
It was President Eisenhower who sent federal troops to Arkansas in order to make sure African-American students were able to go to school. Eisenhower was president from 1953 to 1961.
The nine black students enrolled in the school but they were prevented from going to school there. President Eisenhower intervened and allowed them to attend the school.
He ordered Army troops in to insure integration of the high school
He sent federal troops to oversee the integration of Central High School in Little Rock
Central High School in Little Rock Arkansas. The school was guarded because 9 African Americans (known as the Little Rock Nine) were integrating the school. Governor Orval Faubus wanted to keep the school segregated so President Eisenhower sent the federal troops in to protect the African American students Central High School in Little Rock Arkansas. The school was guarded because 9 African Americans (known as the Little Rock Nine) were integrating the school. Governor Orval Faubus wanted to keep the school segregated so President Eisenhower sent the federal troops in to protect the African American students
President Eisenhower sent federal troops to Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957 to enforce school integration. This action was taken to ensure the safety of nine African American students, known as the "Little Rock Nine," who were attempting to attend the previously all-white Central High School amidst intense opposition and hostility. The federal troops helped uphold the court's ruling for desegregation and protect the students as they entered the school.
If you mean the "Little Rock Nine" that Eisenhower had the freaking 101st Airborne escort into the school, it was Little Rock Central High School.
To enforce integration of the high school there
President Dwight Eisenhower graduated from Abilene High School in Abilene, Kansas in 1909.