President Dwight D. Eisenhower's used federal troops to enforce integration in Little Rock, Arkansas
To enforce integration of the high school there
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.
He did not. Governor Faubus used the Arkansas National Guard to resist the racial integration of Arkansas schools. President Eisenhower used the 101st Airborne Division to enforce the racial integration of Arkansas schools. The schools were integrated, and they did not fight, but if they had the smart money would have been on the One-Oh-One.
To enforce the integration of the high school there
President Eisenhower did not agree with the decision of the Supreme Court in Brown vs Board of Education that educational institutions in the South were unequal and segregation hurt students who did not get an "equal" education. He felt the decision was a mistake. But, as President he was sworn to uphold the law and enforce the law. Eisenhower was a constitutionalist and to him, the Court's ruling had the force of law. Governor Faubus of Arkansas was defying the Court's order so Eisenhower took over command of the National Guard and ordered troops to enforce the integration of Central High School.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent federal troops to Arkansas in 1957 to enforce the integration of Central High School. He did so in response to Governor Orval Faubus's refusal to comply with the Supreme Court's ruling in Brown v. Board of Education, which mandated the desegregation of public schools.
Dwight Eisenhower sent troops to Little Rock to force integration of Central High there.
I believe that he did do this. He also served as a general in the army. The first United States visit by a Sovian leader happened while he was president.
He likely was referring to the supreme court decision that required racial integration of public schools. He ordered the national guard to enforce integration at Little Rock high school.
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.
When President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent federal troops to Little Rock, Arkansas, during the 1957 school integration crisis, he was exercising his constitutional power as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces. This action was taken to enforce federal law and ensure the protection of the Little Rock Nine, a group of African American students attempting to integrate Central High School. Eisenhower's intervention highlighted the federal government's role in upholding civil rights and maintaining order in the face of state resistance to desegregation.