integrate the public schools
President Dwight D. Eisenhower's used federal troops to enforce integration in Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas
To enforce integration of the high school there
President Eisenhower believed that states must be forced to comply with federal law if they refuse to obey.-Novanet
Little Rock, Arkansas
The Little Rock school board had established a plan to desegregate its schools, beginning with Central High School. Nine young African American students offered to enroll. But Arkansas governor Orval Faubus announced his opposition to integration and called out the Arkansas state National Guard. When the nine students arrived at the school, the National Guard blocked their way of entry.None of the nine students gained entrance into the school that day. Up until the Little Rock crisis occurred, President Eisenhower had provided small leadership on the civil rights front. When Governor Faubus resisted the will of the federal courts, Eisenhower had to act. President Eisenhower sent federal troops to Little Rock to protect the students and to enforce the court's decision (which happened after the Brown decision).Your answer is Little Rock, Arkansas.---Nikolaus Howe---
Eisenhower's most dramatic response occurred in 1957 when Governor Faubus of Arkansas called out the Arkansas national guard to block Negro students from attending Little Rock High School. Eisenhower sent in federal troops and took over the national guard from Arkansas. The federal troops made sure the black students were allowed to go to class.
In September of 1954 President Dwight D. Eisenhower enforced the school integration. He sent troops to Little Rock, Arkansas to ensure the safety of the new black students.
The Little Rock school board had established a plan to desegregate its schools, beginning with Central High School. Nine young African American students offered to enroll. But Arkansas governor Orval Faubus announced his opposition to integration and called out the Arkansas state National Guard. When the nine students arrived at the school, the National Guard blocked their way of entry.None of the nine students gained entrance into the school that day. Up until the Little Rock crisis occurred, President Eisenhower had provided small leadership on the civil rights front. When Governor Faubus resisted the will of the federal courts, Eisenhower had to act. President Eisenhower sent federal troops to Little Rock to protect the students and to enforce the court's decision (which happened after the Brown decision).Your answer is Little Rock, Arkansas.---Nikolaus Howe---
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.
Basically, President Eisenhower ordered a division of the U.S. Army to escort the students to school. He also de-mobilized divisions of the Arkansas National Guard, just to remove them from the control of the Arkansas governor.
During the effort to desegregate schools in Little Rock, Arkansas, President Eisenhower federalized the Arkansas National Guard, placing it under the command of federal authority to ensure the protection of African American students attempting to attend Little Rock Central High School. This action was taken after the state governor had previously used the National Guard to prevent the students from entering the school. Eisenhower's intervention marked a significant federal response to civil rights issues and the enforcement of desegregation. Ultimately, he sent federal troops to maintain order and protect the students, demonstrating the federal government's commitment to upholding civil rights.