PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1960S
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He vetoed legislation to establish a separate school system for whites and blacks
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He challenged the authority of the federal government to desegregate schools
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He helped minimize race-related violence by establishing integrated advisory groups
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He refused assistance from the federal government to improve minority graduation rates
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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: -Arkansas troops block “Little Rock Nine” from entering segregated high school. Arkansas governor Orval Faubus enlists the National Guard to prevent nine African American students from entering Central High School in Little Rock.
Detailed explanation-3: -40th Anniversary of Central High School Crisis Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus’s attempt to block the desegregation of Central High School in Little Rock was one of the flashpoints of the Civil Rights Movement.