PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S
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Local governments must represent and comply with the will of the voters.
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State officials may not act to prevent the enforcement of federal court orders.
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National Guard units are under the exclusive authority of the federal government.
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Parents and other adults are roles models for high school students.
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Detailed explanation-1: -When Governor Faubus ordered the Arkansas National Guard to surround Central High School to keep the nine students from entering the school, President Eisenhower ordered the 101st Airborne Division into Little Rock to insure the safety of the “Little Rock Nine” and that the rulings of the Supreme Court were upheld.
Detailed explanation-2: -He resisted the Supreme Court’s Brown decision to desegregate, which forced President Eisenhower to send federal troops.
Detailed explanation-3: -President Eisenhower believed that states must be forced to comply with federal law if they refuse to obey. When Governor Orval Faubus resisted the will of the federal courts, President Eisenhower realized he had to act. He sent federal troops to Little Rock to protect the students and to enforce the Court’s decision.