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
Question: How exactly did the 101st Airborne protect the children?
Summary: In the largest city in Arkansas, in 11957 black children tried to attend a white school. The Governor of Arkansas (Orval Faubus) used National Guards to stop them. The Major of the City (Woodrow Mann) called on President Eisenhower to bring in Federal troops. 101st airborned were used to protect children.