PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S
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U.S. Army
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L.R. Police Dept.
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AR National Guard
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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: -This executive order of September 23, 1957, signed by President Dwight Eisenhower, sent federal troops to maintain order and peace while the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, AR, took place.
Detailed explanation-3: -Eisenhower sent in federal troops to escort the Little Rock Nine into the school. It drew national attention to the civil rights movement.
Detailed explanation-4: -He resisted the Supreme Court’s Brown decision to desegregate, which forced President Eisenhower to send federal troops.