Little Rock
•1957 Black children tried to go to school at Little Rock High School (Integrated schooling)
•The Governor of Arkansas (Orval Faubus) used the National Guard to stop this from happening
•The Mayor of the City (Woodrow Mann) called on President Eisenhower to bring in Federal troops
•Eventually troops from the 101st airborne were used to protect black children from going to school
•The white populations of the area were mad
•The Governor of Arkansas (Orval Faubus) used the National Guard to stop this from happening
•The Mayor of the City (Woodrow Mann) called on President Eisenhower to bring in Federal troops
•Eventually troops from the 101st airborne were used to protect black children from going to school
•The white populations of the area were mad
Summary: Black kids wanted to go to Little Rock High School but the governor would not allow this. President Eisenhower was asked to bring in troops to stop it, but the troops ended up protecting the black kids.
Question: If the federal troops did not take the Blacks side would have the government lossend the segregation laws?
The humiliating expectations and traditions of segregation creep over you, slowly stealing a teaspoonful of your self-esteem each day."
--Melba Patillo